EHMA 2024 plenary session on 'What To Finance First? Prioritising Investments And Spending'

This plenary session (recorded on the 6th of June 2024 during the EHMA 2024 Conference), investigates the complexity of prioritising investments and spending from a multistakeholder perspective with representatives of national health authorities, insurers, health managers, and health and care professionals. With a focus on lessons learnt in Romania, and a comparison of other country experiences.
Health financing is a core function of any health system. It describes more than just the money available for health, but includes all financing mechanisms, from raising funds to paying for health services. Carefully designed health financing policies can help address a number of issues, including incentivised care coordination, improved quality of care, and universal health coverage.
Health financing strategies include a comprehensive view of all the health system’s functions and policies. They also identify country-specific objectives, together with a prioritised set of actions. Numerous factors and competing interests shape budget allocations for health, policymakers have complex decisions to make that may generate value by prioritising efficiency and effectiveness of expenditures, or by improving equity and responsiveness to patients’ needs.
Speakers:
- Prof Dr Alexandru Rafila, MD, Minister of Health, Ministry of Health of Romania, Romania
- Prof Diana Paun, Presidential Advisor on Health, Romania
- Prof Dr Cristian Vladescu, General Director, National Institute of Health Services Management, Romania
- Dr Stefan Strilciuc, Former Advisor, National Insurance House
- Prof Dr Federico Lega, Professor, University of Milan, Italy
- Dr Josep Figueras, Director, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Belgium
Facilitator:
- Teodor Blidaru, MD, Health Policy Advisor, Romania
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