WASHINGTON, D.C. — Results for Development (R4D) released a new guide to help private health care provider networks better assess their role and funding needs within the health market to identify options to connect with public financing and delivery systems.
Linking Private Primary Health Care Networks to Sustainable Domestic Financing: A Practical Guide for Network Managers provides guidance and practical examples for “aggregators” of health care providers — such as clinical social franchises or network management organizations — to diversify their funding sources, sustain accessible high-quality service delivery and support universal health coverage.
The guide also provides an analytical framework, implementation approach and a collection of tools and resources for network managers and technical experts to adapt for use in specific country contexts. It also features snippets from diverse in-country implementation experiences. It can be used to:
- Advance understanding of health financing mechanisms and their impact on the quality, equity and utilization of services at the aggregator organization.
- Empower aggregators to think and speak about health financing critically in light of the health financing landscape and their role in the health market, and define their value proposition for successful engagement.
- Enable the development of strategies and action plans for aggregators to effectively sensitize and engage with key government officials, payers and development partners and advance implementation steps.
The guide was developed in close consultation with Population Services International (PSI) and with support from the USAID-funded Support for International Family Planning and Health Organizations (SIFPO2) project. The framework was adapted and implemented in four countries — including Uganda, Nigeria, Tanzania and Cambodia—with PSI-affiliated aggregator organizations, which together support over 1,350 private health care providers.
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