Although performance-based financing (PBF) receives increasing attention in the literature,
a lot remains unknown about the exact mechanisms triggered by PBF arrangements. This …

Pay for performance (P4P) programmes are popular health system-focused interventions
aiming to improve health outcomes in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). This realist …

Spending targets for health: no magic number Page 1 HEALTH FINANCING WORKING
PAPER N o 1 Spending targets for health: no magic number Matthew Jowett Maria Petro …

Background There is growing interest in paying for performance (P4P) as a means to align
the incentives of healthcare providers with public health goals. Rigorous evidence on the …

Objective To evaluate the cost–effectiveness of results-based financing and input-based
financing to increase use and quality of maternal and child health services in rural areas of …

Background Contracting out of governmental health services is a financing strategy that
governs the way in which public sector funds are used to have services delivered by non …

Background The evaluation of payment for performance (P4P) programmes has focused
mainly on understanding contributions to health service coverage, without unpacking causal …

Improving financial access to services is an essential part of extending universal health
coverage in low resource settings. In Cambodia, high out of pocket spending and low levels …

We conducted a randomized controlled experiment to test whether vouchers, cash transfers,
and SMS messages were effective in boosting facility delivery rates among poor, pregnant …

Background: As countries reform health financing systems towards universal health
coverage, increasing concerns emerge on the need to ensure inclusion of the most …