Fundamentals of Health Financing

The Inter-American Development Bank, through BIDAcademy, issues the following badge and certifies that the recipient has successfully completed the course “What to Finance in Health and at What Cost?”.

Issued on 02 Feb 2026 by

Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

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Criteria

Learning goals

Identifying the economic and social benefits associated with the implementation of explicit prioritization mechanisms in health spending and interventions aimed at containing medication expenses, recognizing their contribution to the goal of achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC).

Learning experience and activities

Self-paced e-learning that includes:

Acquisition of concepts through the visualization of videos, readings, and podcasts
Completion of non-graded exercises
Completion of evaluative quizzes

Content/Topics

The gap between available resources and population needs. UHC and the gap between resources and needs
Explicit prioritization: an unavoidable need, fundamentals and an overview of tools
What is and how to develop a Health Benefits Plan (HBP)? Concept, importance, and methodology
Analytical methods for defining and managing explicit prioritization mechanisms. Criteria for prioritizing what is covered with public resources. Prioritization methods for coverage decisions. Prioritization of technologies. Cost estimation methods.
Critical factors for the design and implementation of explicit prioritization policies. Principles of good governance for an explicit prioritization policy. Ethics, interests, and rights
In search of more affordable drug prices. Understanding the pharmaceutical market and the reasons for intervening in prices. Markets and other determinants of pricing regulation policy options. Policies to achieve more affordable prices. Experiences and results of the implementation of pharmaceutical policies
Applying what you've learned in real life. Explicit prioritization and the search for affordable drug prices in the context of COVID-19

Assessment description

To earn this digital badge, the recipient must have successfully completed all learning activities and summative assessments to meet or exceed the minimum passing score for the course.

Estimated effort

Completing this course requires an estimated 30 hours.

Badge type

Completion badge