Rehabilitation services help patients with the loss of function and independence and are increasingly important as populations age and in the face of conflict-related injuries. However, rehabilitation services are often fragmented and inefficiently funded.
Efficient financing for rehabilitation services means ensuring the three dimension of coverage support access for patients, focusing on those with higher needs. Moreover, when coverage and eligibility criteria steer patients to the most appropriate care setting, they can also avoid waste.
But what are the financing policy options? How can coverage prioritize populations and services? How can payment mechanisms enhance performance? Join us to find out!
Speakers:
Ruth Waitzberg, Technical University Berlin, Germany (Keynote)
Jarno Habicht, WHO Country Office for Ukraine
Melissa D'Agostino, Università Cattolica di Roma, Italy
Solomiya Kasyanchuk, WHO Country Office for Ukraine
Triin Habicht, WHO Barcelona Office for Health Systems Financing, Spain
Moderators: Ewout van Ginneken & Erica Richardson (European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies)
Strengthening rehabilitation care series: Cross-country learning on financing and organizing service delivery
The World Health Organization is calling for a worldwide effort to bolster rehabilitation as a fundamental component of national health systems and to integrate robust services across the health care continuum. There is, however, a need for evidence on how to finance, organize and deliver rehabilitation services while ensuring rehabilitation care is accessible and affordable and sustainable, and that it remains so for patients needing care across the life-course.
This spotlight series consists of two webinars to discuss findings presented in the Policy Brief on strengthening rehabilitation services through cross-country learning according to two themes:
- Optimizing financing functions (coverage, purchase and payments)
- Organizing service delivery and steering patients to the most appropriate care