Importance of Purchasing Function in Health Financing for UHC

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What are the three sets of decisions involved in purchasing, as mentioned in the text?

Identifying interventions, selecting service providers, and determining how services will be purchased (correct)

Selecting interventions, identifying service providers, and choosing which services to buy

Determining interventions, choosing service providers, and setting up healthcare facilities

Deciding on interventions, selecting healthcare facilities, and determining the provider's profits

In strategic purchasing, what role is the government required to play?

Provide a clear policy framework and appropriate guidance (correct)

Handle the financial aspects of purchasing mechanisms

Control all healthcare provider decisions

Act as the direct purchaser of health services

What is the critical factor in health systems performance according to the text?

The cost-effectiveness of interventions

The ability of purchasers to influence providers towards equity, efficiency, and quality (correct)

Population needs and national health priorities

The efficiency of healthcare providers

What is the primary goal of strategic purchasing in healthcare service provision?

To improve quality, efficiency, equity, and responsiveness of services Signup and view all the answers

Why is it essential for purchasers to reflect people's needs, preferences, and values in purchasing?

To ensure accountability of healthcare providers Signup and view all the answers

What does a purchaser do in strategic purchasing?

Buys health services using pooled funds for certain groups or the entire population Signup and view all the answers

What does purchasing refer to in the context of the health system?

Transferring funds to healthcare providers for obtaining health services Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes strategic purchasing from passive purchasing in healthcare?

Strategic purchasing decides which interventions to purchase and from what providers, while passive purchasing simply pays bills. Signup and view all the answers

Why is purchasing considered a critical aspect in transforming a country's health financing system?

It plays a role in optimizing health systems performance and provider selection. Signup and view all the answers

In the context of healthcare, what is the focus of strategic purchasing?

Optimizing health systems performance and deciding on interventions and providers Signup and view all the answers

What was recognized as a critical element in healthcare financing systems according to the 2010 World Health Report?

Importance of healthcare purchasing in transforming systems Signup and view all the answers

Which assembly endorsed Universal Health Coverage (UHC) leading to it being a center of global policy debate?

58th World Health Assembly Signup and view all the answers

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What are the three sets of decisions involved in purchasing, as mentioned in the text?

In strategic purchasing, what role is the government required to play?

What is the critical factor in health systems performance according to the text?

What is the primary goal of strategic purchasing in healthcare service provision?

Why is it essential for purchasers to reflect people's needs, preferences, and values in purchasing?

What does a purchaser do in strategic purchasing?

What does purchasing refer to in the context of the health system?

What distinguishes strategic purchasing from passive purchasing in healthcare?

Why is purchasing considered a critical aspect in transforming a country's health financing system?

In the context of healthcare, what is the focus of strategic purchasing?

What was recognized as a critical element in healthcare financing systems according to the 2010 World Health Report?

Which assembly endorsed Universal Health Coverage (UHC) leading to it being a center of global policy debate?

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