Health financing and insurance reform in Morocco

Health Aff (Millwood). 2007 Jul-Aug;26(4):1009-16. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.26.4.1009.

Abstract

The government of Morocco approved two reforms in 2005 to expand health insurance coverage. The first is a payroll-based mandatory health insurance plan for public- and formal private-sector employees to extend coverage from the current 16 percent of the population to 30 percent. The second creates a publicly financed fund to cover services for the poor. Both reforms aim to improve access to high-quality care and reduce disparities in access and financing between income groups and between rural and urban dwellers. In this paper we analyze these reforms: the pre-reform debate, benefits covered, financing, administration, and oversight. We also examine prospects and future challenges for implementing the reforms.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Financing, Personal
  • Health Benefit Plans, Employee / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Health Benefit Plans, Employee / statistics & numerical data
  • Health Care Reform / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Health Services Accessibility / economics*
  • Health Services Accessibility / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Mandatory Programs
  • Medical Assistance / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Morocco
  • National Health Programs / economics*
  • Poverty
  • Private Sector
  • Public Sector
  • Socioeconomic Factors