CAMBODIA May 2016

CAMBODIA May 2016

HEALTH FINANCING PROFILE CAMBODIA May 2016 Key Indicators Overview Population (2014) 15.3 million Per capita government expenditure on health in Cambodia has increased from an estimated US$7.84 in 2008 to US$12.70 in GDP per capita (current USD, 2014) $1,095 2014 in current U.S. dollars. However, government health Income classification Low expenditure (GHE) as a proportion of total health expenditure Health Financing (2014) (THE) has remained virtually unchanged (Figure 1). Further, THE per capita (USD) $69 GHE as a percentage of both gross domestic product (GDP) and general government expenditure remains low—1.3% and THE as % of GDP 5.8% 6.1%, respectively (Figure 2). Although the government GHE as % of THE 18.5% increased the health budget as a percentage of the total budget GHE as % of GGE 6.1% from 6.8% to 7.6% from 2008 to 2014, this increase falls short of the recommended 15% of the government budget to be 63.2% OOP as % of THE allocated to health. The majority of THE is from out-of-pocket DAH as % of THE 18.3% (OOP) payments. Insufficient financial protection in HIV Financing Cambodia led to 6.3% of the total population experiencing catastrophic health expenditures in 2013. Funding from Adult HIV/AIDS prevalence (2015) 0.6% external donors decreased slightly, from 20% to 18% of THE DAH for HIV as % of TAE (2014) 84% from 2008 to 2014, and is anticipated to continue declining. TAE per PLHIV (USD) (2014) $690 According to the latest National Health Accounts (2012– GAE as % of GGE (2014) 0.05% 2014), nearly half (48%) of health expenditures are at public providers; this share has increased over time. Public health GAE as % of TAE (2014) 16% facilities charge user fees; only those with an ID-poor card Source: Kingdom of Cambodia, 2015a; Kingdom of receive services for free. Poor quality healthcare remains a Cambodia, 2015b; UNAIDS, 2015; Work Bank, 2015. challenge in the private and informal sectors. THE = total health expenditure, GDP = gross domestic product, GHE = government health expenditure, GGE = Cambodia has the building blocks to achieve universal health general government expenditure, OOP = out of pocket coverage (UHC) in the long-run, with UHC strategies outlined payment, DAH = development assistance for health, TAE = in its draft National Health Financing Policy. The draft policy, total AIDS expenditure, PLHIV = people living with HIV, GAE = developed in 2014, calls for three social health protection government AIDS expenditure. schemes for formal private sector employees, civil servants, and the poor and non-poor informal sector population. Cambodia already offers high coverage among the poor; the Figure 1: Shares of Total Health Expenditure (THE) Health Equity Funds (HEF), a pro-poor health financing mechanism that reimburses the full or partial cost of health 100% services provided to the poor at public health facilities, 80% covered 90% of the identified poor in 2014. The Ministry of Health (MOH) aims to expand HEF to other vulnerable 60% populations and include it under a proposed National Social 40% Health Protection System. 20% Health Financing Functions 0% Revenue contribution and collection 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Cambodia has three major health financing sources: (1) the government’s general revenues; (2) donors’ development Government External donors OOP assistance; and (3) individuals’ OOP payments for receiving services. The government and donors finance about the same Source: Kingdom of Cambodia, 2015a. share (~20%) of the health sector. Although THE as a percentage of GDP is among the highest for low- and middle-income countries in the region, GHE as a percentage of GDP is among the lowest, suggesting room for growth in government Health Financing Profile Figure 2: Comparative Health Expenditure (2014) Figure 3: 2014 THE, by Disease, Total = US $1,057 million 80 63.2 5% 60 Cambodia LIC average 46.5 32% 24% 40 20 7% 9.2 25% 5.8 5.3 6.1 7% 0 THE as % of GDP GHE as % of GGE OOP as % of THE HIV/AIDS Source: Kingdom of Cambodia, 2015a; WHO, 2015. Other infectious disease LIC = low-income country Reproductive, maternal, and child health expenditure on health. Tax revenue as a share of GDP is small Non-communicable diseases but has increased slightly, from 9.6% in 2009 to 11.6% in 2012. There are no taxes earmarked for health, such as a “sin tax.” Injuries Other diseases / non-disease specific (health systems) Pooling There is insufficient risk pooling in Cambodia. In 2015, 2.6 Source: Kingdom of Cambodia, 2015b. million people, or 17% of the total population, were covered through social or voluntary health insurance or government subsidies such as HEF. Cambodia has at least seven community- based health insurance schemes that cover less than 1% of the population. Formal sector social health protection schemes are not operational, except for an injury scheme under the National Social Security Fund, but the government decided in 2016 to launch a health insurance scheme for employees in the private sector and public servants. This will be rolled out over the next few years. The MOH is working to improve pooling by considering expansion of HEF to vulnerable groups other than the poor, such as the elderly, people with disabilities, and children under five. Purchasing Provider purchasing mechanisms in Cambodia include line items from the government budget; user fees; performance-based payments; case-based payments from the HEF; capitation, case-based, and fee-for-service payments from small community- based health insurance; output-based payments to midwives for facility deliveries; and subsidization of user fees from national programs, donors, and nongovernmental organizations. Government budget line items pay for infrastructure, health worker salaries, and in-kind distribution of pharmaceuticals and commodities. HEF is implemented through a third party implementer and a third party operator according to a standard benefit package and payment mechanism. Benefit packages covered under HEF include reimbursement for medical services in public facilities and other costs such as transportation, care-taker allowance, food, and funeral costs. Multiple mechanisms have led to fragmented financial management. As a result, the government is planning to reform the current provider payment system. HIV Financing Approximately 75,000 people are living with HIV (PLHIV) in Cambodia, with an HIV prevalence rate of 0.6% among adults. HIV accounts for only 2.4% of deaths but 5% of THE in Cambodia (Figure 3). Further, HIV spending represents 16% of communicable disease spending—the second largest share following respiratory infections. An estimated US$50.2 million was spent on HIV in Cambodia in 2014, of which approximately 84% was funded by donors. PEPFAR provides an estimated 20–30% of HIV funding; the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria provides about 45–55%. Antiretroviral treatment is one of several services provided free of charge to all PLHIV. References and Works Consulted Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). 2010. Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2010. Seattle, WA: IHME. Kingdom of Cambodia. 2015a. Annual Health Financing Report 2015. Phnom Penh, Cambodia: Bureau of Health Economics and Financing, Department of Planning and Health Information, Ministry of Health (MOH). Kingdom of Cambodia. 2015b. Estimating Health Expenditure in Cambodia: National Health Accounts Report (2012–2014 Data). Phnom Penh, Cambodia: MOH. PEPFAR. 2015. FY 2015 Cambodia Country Operational Plan (COP). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of State. UNAIDS. 2015. Cambodia Spectrum file (2014). Available at: http://apps.unaids.org/spectrum/. World Bank. 2015. “World Development Indicators.” Available at: http://data.worldbank.org/products/wdi. World Health Organization (WHO). 2015. Cambodia: WHO Health Profile. Available at: http://www.who.int/gho/countries/khm/country_profiles/en/. The Health Policy Project is a five-year cooperative agreement funded by the U.S. Agency for International Contact Us Development under Agreement No. AID-OAA-A-10-00067, beginning September 30, 2010. The project’s HIV activities are supported by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). HPP is implemented Health Policy Project by Futures Group, in collaboration with Plan International USA, Avenir Health (formerly Futures Institute), 1331 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 600 Partners in Population and Development, Africa Regional Office (PPD ARO), Population Reference Bureau Washington, DC 20004 (PRB), RTI International, and the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood (WRA). www.healthpolicyproject.com The information provided in this document is not official U.S. Government information and does not [email protected] necessarily represent the views or positions of the U.S. Agency for International Development. .

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