11 January 2010
Compulsory medical insurance system in Azerbaijan
Author:
Publisher:
Center for Economic and Social Development, Baku, Azerbaijan
Shirin Mirzeyev 76 "a"/ 33
1002 Baku
Azerbaijan
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A policy study, conducted byt the Center for Economic and Social Development (CESD), Azerbaijan. The book was published with the support of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
The implementation of compulsory medical insurance is planned within the framework of healthcare reform in Azerbaijan. Like in most European countries, the application of compulsory medical insurance has been accepted as a positive step. The application of compulsory medical insurance will not be effective, however if implemented without other complimentary reforms of the healthcare financing system, including strengthening the control on the system to prevent unofficial payments (according to the World Bank, 70% of health care expenses go to unofficial payments).
The successful transition to compulsory medical insurance highly depends on the mechanisms for the application of this new system, and these mechanisms have not been fully identified yet. This may result in the failure of the reform in Azerbaijan.
