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Health Financing
Health financing is one of Nepal's most pressing policy challenges. With out-of-pocket expenditure accounting for over 50% of total health spending, millions of Nepalis face catastrophic health costs each year. The government launched a Social Health Insurance scheme in 2016, but enrollment and implementation remain uneven. This collection brings together global evidence on what financing mechanisms work — from community-based health insurance to conditional cash transfers — with particular attention to what has succeeded in similar low-income, federal contexts.
Key Questions
- ? What health insurance models work best in low-income countries?
- ? How can Nepal reduce catastrophic out-of-pocket health spending?
- ? What drives enrollment in social health insurance schemes?
- ? How do other federal countries manage health financing across provinces?