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When Both Markets and Governments Fail Health by Yazbeck, Abdo S., Soucat, Agnès

“…This paper presents the rationale and motivation for countries and the global development community to tackle a critical set of functions in the health sector…”
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Making Health Insurance Pro-poor: Lessons from 20 Developing Countries by Watson, Julia, Yazbeck, Abdo S., Hartel, Lauren

“…The last 20 years have seen a substantial growth in research on the extent to which health sector reforms are pro-poor or pro-rich. What has been missing is…”
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Common Goods for Health: Economic Rationale and Tools for Prioritization by Gaudin, Sylvestre, Smith, Peter C., Soucat, Agnès, Yazbeck, Abdo S.

“…This paper presents the economic rationale for treating Common Goods for Health (CGH) as priorities for public intervention. We use the concept of market…”
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A Special Issue Honoring the Legacy of Adam Wagstaff by Yazbeck, Abdo S., Peters, David H., Lindelow, Magnus, Bredenkamp, Caryn

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What's in a country average? Wealth, gender, and regional inequalities in immunization in India by Pande, Rohini P, Yazbeck, Abdo S

“…Recent attention to Millennium Development Goals by the international development community has led to the formation of targets to measure country-level…”
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Benchmarking Health Systems in Middle Eastern and North African Countries by Wang, Huihui, Yazbeck, Abdo S.

“…Abstract-Health systems are not easy to benchmark, in part because the health sector produces more than one outcome. This article offers two ways of…”
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Who Needs Big Health Sector Reforms Anyway? Seychelles’ Road to UHC Provides Lessons for Sub-Saharan Africa and Island Nations by Netsanet Walelign Workie, Emelyn Shroff, Abdo S. Yazbeck, Son Nam Nguyen, Humphrey Karamagi

“…The road to universal health coverage (UHC) needs not be driven by big reforms that include the initiation of health insurance, provider–funder separation,…”
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Health Sector Reform in the Middle East and North Africa: Prospects and Experiences by Yazbeck, Abdo S., Rabie, Tamer S., Pande, Aaka

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Introduction to Special Issue on Health Financing in East and Southern Africa by Pia Schneider, Abdo S. Yazbeck, Magnus Lindelow

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In Appreciation of Adam: Reflections from Friends and Colleagues by Van Doorslaer, Eddy, O'Donnell, Owen, Gwatkin, Davidson, Yazbeck, Abdo S., Lindelow, Magnus, Bredenkamp, Caryn, Yip, Winnie, Bales, Sarah, McIntyre, Diane, Filmer, Deon P., De Walque, Damien, Couffinhal, Agnès, Hafez, Reem

“…Some of Adam Wagstsaff's colleagues and research collaborators submitted short reflections about the different ways Adam made a difference through his amazing…”
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How Labor Laws Can Transform Health Systems: The Case of Saudi Arabia by Al-Mazrou, Yagoub, Al-Ghaith, Taghreed, Yazbeck, Abdo S., Rabie, Tamer S.

“…Abstract-In 1999, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia enacted a law that compels private employers to cover non-Saudi employees with health insurance. In the 16 years…”
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Addiction to a bad idea, especially in low- and middle-income countries: Contributory health insurance by Yazbeck, Abdo S., Soucat, Agnes L., Tandon, Ajay, Cashin, Cheryl, Kutzin, Joseph, Watson, Julia, Thomson, Sarah, Nguyen, Son Nam, Evetovits, Tamas

“…Despite limited evidence of successful development and implementation of contributory health insurance and low and middle income countries, many countries are…”
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The Case Against Labor-Tax-Financed Social Health Insurance For Low- And Low-Middle-Income Countries by Yazbeck, Abdo S, Savedoff, William D, Hsiao, William C, Kutzin, Joe, Soucat, Agnès, Tandon, Ajay, Wagstaff, Adam, Chi-Man Yip, Winnie

“…An increasing interest in initiating and expanding social health insurance through labor taxes in low- and low-middle-income countries goes against available…”
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Identifying Major Health-System Challenges in Developing Countries Using PERs: Equity is the Elephant in the Room by Gaudin, Sylvestre, Yazbeck, Abdo S.

“…Despite an unprecedented increase in official development assistance to health in the last 25 years, there is no systematic way to assess dominant patterns in…”
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The Newest Three-Letter Fad in Health: Can HTA Escape the Fate of NHA, CEA, GBD? by Yazbeck, Abdo S.

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Challenges in measuring maternal mortality by Yazbeck, Abdo S

“…[...] even without the relatively recent renewed focus on impact and outcomes at the global level, country-level estimates of outcome measures, such as…”
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Keys to Health System Strengthening Success: Lessons from 25 Years of Health System Reforms and External Technical Support in Central Asia by Sarah Dominis, Abdo S. Yazbeck, Lauren Alecci Hartel

“…Abstract—Due to their shared history under the Soviet Union and similar health systems, countries in the Central Asia Region offer an important opportunity for…”
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Reaching the poor with health, nutrition, and population services: what works, what doesn't, and why by Gwatkin, Davidson R, Wagstaff, Adam, Yazbeck, Abdo S

“…This volume presents eleven case studies that document how well or poorly health, nutrition, and population programs have reached disadvantaged groups in the…”
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Attacking Inequality in the Health Sector: A Synthesis of Evidence and Tools by Yazbeck, Abdo S

“…The last 10 years have seen a resurgence in interest and research around inequalities in the health sector. While a disproportionate share of the new research…”
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Learning from Doing: How USAID's Health Financing and Governance Project Supports Health System Reforms by Abdo S. Yazbeck, Robert Fryatt, Catherine Connor, Lauren Alecci Hartel

“…Abstract—This special issue of Health Systems & Reform presents a series of commentaries and articles that reflect the work of the Health Finance and…”
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