What is contracting?
Top Contracting includes all types of measures seeking to enhance or facilitate the establishment of contractual agreements between social security schemes (community based or statutory social security schemes, insurance companies, etc.) and the health sector (health service providers). Such agreements may focus on the enforcement of quality standards (availability of drugs, equipment, etc.), fees, methods of payment (such as cash less agreements), etc. These agreements may be formal / written or informal. Contracting measures may include: the implementation of an appropriate legislative framework or a master plan, the establishment of a special unit within the Ministry of Health in charge of the contracting process, the design of guidelines or tool kits aimed at facilitating the design, the establishment and monitoring of agreements, etc. For further information …
