Rachel Forse, Clara Akie Yoshino, Thanh Thi Nguyen, Thi Hoang Yen Phan, Luan N Q Vo, Andrew J Codlin, Lan Nguyen, Chi Hoang, Lopa Basu, Minh Pham, Hoa Binh Nguyen, Luong Van Dinh, Maxine Caws, Tom Wingfield, Knut Lönnroth, Kristi Sidney-Annerstedt
BACKGROUND: Vietnam's primary mechanism of achieving sustainable funding for universal health coverage (UHC) and financial protection has been through its social health insurance (SHI) scheme. Steady progress towards access has been made and by 2020, over 90% of the population were enrolled in SHI. In 2022, as part of a larger transition towards the increased domestic financing of healthcare, tuberculosis (TB) services were integrated into SHI. This change required people with TB to use SHI for treatment at district-level facilities or to pay out of pocket for services...
April 2, 2024: Health Research Policy and Systems