For ministries and insurers
Health financing and HTA support for ministries and insurers
Benefit package costing, actuarial analysis, health technology assessment and training for ministries of health, social health insurance schemes and benefits bodies.
Common challenges
Benefit promises must be affordable
A benefit package, contribution rate or tariff set without a costing risks a scheme that cannot pay for what it promises.
HTA is becoming part of coverage decisions
Benefits bodies and insurers are being asked to base coverage decisions on cost-effectiveness and budget impact evidence, often before local capacity is in place.
Budgets are tighter
With changes in external funding, ministries need to show what programmes cost, what can be afforded and what should be prioritised.
Capacity has to stay in-house
Decisions are made every budget cycle. The people who make them need to be able to commission, review and update the analysis.
Packages for ministries and insurers
- Benefit Package Costing SprintA time-bound costing of a health insurance or UHC benefit package, showing what the promised services will cost, what drives the cost and what contribution or subsidy is needed.Typically 6–8 weeks for a defined package with existing claims or facility data · Pricing on request
- HTA Readiness AssessmentA structured review of how ready a ministry, insurer or agency is to use health technology assessment in its decisions, with a practical, prioritised plan for the next steps.Agreed at scoping; typically 6–10 weeks, depending on the number of institutions and interviews · Pricing on request
- Rapid Costing StudyA focused cost analysis of one programme, intervention or service, using data that already exist, so you have a defensible unit cost for a budget, proposal or decision.Typically 6–8 weeks when existing financial and service data are available · Pricing on request
Related practice areas: Health financing and insurance · Economic evaluation and health technology assessment · Costing studies and unit-cost data · Training and capacity building
How we work with you
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Aligned with your process
We fit the work to your decision calendar, committees and existing guidelines.
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Transparent models
Every input sits in a parameter table with its source, so reviewers and committees can follow every number.
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Independent quality control
A second analyst checks every model before results are released.
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Training built in
We train your team to use and update the models we hand over.
Read about our methods and standards and our procurement information.
Free resources for ministries and insurers
Guides
Templates
Frequently asked questions
Can you work through a development partner?
Yes. Much public-sector work is funded by development partners; we can contract directly with the ministry or insurer, or through the funding partner.
Do you follow national guidelines?
Yes. Where national methods guidelines exist, we follow them; where they do not, we follow international reference cases and state the choices made.
Do you work in French?
Yes. We deliver our work in English and French.
Have a decision that needs local evidence?
Tell us what you need and we will reply within one business day with next steps — or book a 20-minute call.