This short article describes how well-implemented public or private health insurance programs create a platform for pooled strategic purchasing that can drive improvements in quality of care and increase availability of health services for poor people.
The report discusses the challenges of introducing and scaling smaller, voluntary riskpooling programs in an attempt to constructively consider how to overcome these challenges.
This proposes a results‐based contracting approach that builds on current and previous successes in leveraging private sector organizations that could potentially improve the outcomes of future malaria prevention programs.