Table 3.
Innovative ideas for medicines affordability and financing in national UHC legislation
| 1. Right to health including essential medicines |
| Indonesia: Law No. 36/2009 (2009) |
| Mexico: General Health Law (2017) |
| 2. State duty to provide pharmaceuticals |
| Philippines: National Health Insurance Act (2013) |
| Mexico: General Health Law (2017) |
| 3. Transparency of governments’ action and outcomes for medicines affordability |
| Philippines: Republic Act No. 7581 (1992), Republic Act No. 9502 (2008) |
| Chile: Law No. 20584 (2012) |
| 4. Participation and consultation for medicines affordability |
| Colombia: Law No. 100 (1993) |
| Chile: Law No. 20850 (2015) |
| 5. Monitoring and evaluation for medicines affordability |
| Philippines: Republic Act No. 9502 (2008) |
| Mexico: Regulations of the General Health Law in the matter of social protection in health (2014) |
| 6. Accountability and redress for medicines affordability |
| Turkey: Patient Rights Regulation (2016) |
| South Africa: National Health Amendment Act No. 12 (2013) |
| 7. Selection of essential medicines |
| Ghana: National Health Insurance Act No. 852 (2012) |
| Indonesia: Law No. 40/2004 (2004), Law No. 36/2009 (2009) |
| Uruguay: Law No. 18.211 (2007), Decree No. 265/006 (2006) |
| 8. Sufficient government financing for essential medicines |
| Rwanda: Law No. 03/2015 (2015) |
| Philippines: National Health Insurance Act (2013) |
| Nigeria: National Health Act No. 8 (2004) |
| 9. Pooling user contributions for essential medicines |
| Ghana: National Health Insurance Act No. 852 (2012) |
| Morocco: Law 65‐00 (2002), Decree No. 2‐08‐177 (2008) |
| Philippines: National Health Insurance Act (2013) |
| Turkey: Law No. 5510 (2006) |
| 10. International assistance and technical cooperations for medicines affordability |
| Nigeria: National Health Act No. 8 (2004) |
| Mexico: Internal Regulations of the Health Secretariat of 19 January 2004 |
| 11. Efficient and cost-effective spending on essential medicines |
| Philippines: National Health Insurance Act (2013), Republic Act No. 7581 (1992), Republic Act No. 9502 (2008) |
| Indonesia: Regulation No. 28/2014 (2014), Law No. 36/2009 (2009) |
| 12. Financial protection of the poor and vulnerable |
| Chile: Ministerial Decree No. 1 (2006), Law No. 19966 (2004), Law No. 20850 (2015) |
| Colombia: Law No. 1751 (2015) |
| Jordan: Civil Health Insurance of 2016, Decision of Council of Ministers No. 5157 on 13/8/2014, Instructions (to include pregnant women in civil health insurance) No. 9 (2006), Instructions No. 3 (2008) |