HIP was invited to participate to the fourth Technical Working Group for the Health Care Division of the NSSF (National Social Security Fund) that took place on May 28th, 2010 with a specific focus on 'Provider Payment Mechanism'. This workshop gathered staff from NSSF with mostly representatives from line ministries including Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Social Affairs (who is developping the health component of the social security for civil servants), representatives for GTZ and CIM technical experts for the NSSF - MoSVY and NSSF - MoLVT.
The technical working group is divided in two parts, i.e. presentations in the morning and small work in groups in the afternoon.
HIP presentation focused on:
- The current 'flat rate' payment method: its rationale, advantages and limits,
- The link between payment mechanism and quality assurance including possible performance-based payment methods,
- The importance of the other aspects of providers' contracts, including responsibilities of partners,
- The key condition of a good understanding of the partnership and particularly of the provider payment mechanism.
