Is value-based healthcare a strategy to achieve universal health coverage that includes oral health? : an Australian case study

T. M. Nguyen; G. Bridge; M. Hall; K. Theodore; C. Lin; B. Scully; R. Heredia; L. K.-D. Le; C. Mihalopoulos; Hanny Calache

doi:10.1057/s41271-023-00414-9

Is value-based healthcare a strategy to achieve universal health coverage that includes oral health? : an Australian case study

T. M. Nguyen, G. Bridge, M. Hall, K. Theodore, C. Lin, B. Scully, R. Heredia, L. K.-D. Le, C. Mihalopoulos, Hanny Calache

Western Sydney University

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The 2021 Resolution on Oral Health by the 74th World Health Assembly supports an important health policy direction: inclusion of oral health in universal health coverage. Many healthcare systems worldwide have not yet addressed oral diseases effectively. The adoption of value-based healthcare (VBHC) reorients health services towards outcomes. Evidence indicates that VBHC initiatives are improving health outcomes, client experiences of healthcare, and reducing costs to healthcare systems. No comprehensive VBHC approach has been applied to the oral health context. Dental Health Services Victoria (DHSV), an Australian state government entity, commenced a VBHC agenda in 2016 and is continuing its efforts in oral healthcare reform. This paper explores a VBHC case study showing promise for achieving universal health coverage that includes oral health. DHSV applied the VBHC due to its flexibility in scope, consideration of a health workforce with a mix of skills, and alternative funding models other than fee-for-service.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	310-324
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Public Health Policy
Volume	44
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1057/s41271-023-00414-9
Publication status	Published - 2023

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