Inclusive policies for health financing towards universal health coverage in Pakistan: direct or  indirect taxes

This study aims to offer a unique solution for health financing to Pakistan.This study uses the VECM model by employing the data from Pakistan to indicate sustainable policies for health financing.The results of this research show that direct taxes have a positive impact on public health expenditure; on the contrary, indirect taxes have a negative impact; it also confirms the importance of considering the direct tax based on high-income quintiles to guarantee equality and Access to health for all that contributes to human development.This article leads to the design of a new health system that will be useful for improving the health of Pakistan by presenting a solution to enhance health financing. Meanwhile, Pakistan will experience better conditions in the face of health crises.Improving health financing through the equality approach can provide public access to the health system and strengthen the positive effects of the health system on socio-economic relations.This paper provides a unique solution for the ministry of health of Pakistan, International organisations and national authorities to reach a high level of health coverage without any cost to the financial system and increase the cost of living of the Pakistani people.Increase efficient health financing by integrating health coverage programmes.Implementing direct taxes based on income quintiles improves health equality.Indirect tax policies will not positively contribute to health financing.Improving health financi...
Source: International Journal of Health Governance - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research