The micro-dimensions of health policy design: evidence from a comparative analysis

<p dir="ltr">Policy design studies typically focus on broad policy goals and the types of tools that governments use to realize them. There is however limited scholarly understanding of how these goals and tools are operationalized “on-the-ground.” In this paper, we apply Capano and...

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Main Author: Azad Singh Bali (19247911) (author)
Other Authors: Giliberto Capano (16734990) (author), M. Ramesh (1964668) (author)
Published: 2024
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Public health
Human society
Policy and administration
Policy design
policy calibration
policy instruments
health policy design
policy tools
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description <p dir="ltr">Policy design studies typically focus on broad policy goals and the types of tools that governments use to realize them. There is however limited scholarly understanding of how these goals and tools are operationalized “on-the-ground.” In this paper, we apply Capano and Howlett’s 2024 Framework on the Micro-Dimensions of Policy Design to understand how universal health coverage goals in the United States, Singapore, and Thailand are operationalized. The framework unpacks the “nuts and bolts” of policy design particularly the specification of policy targets and tools. A comparative analysis of three programs (Obamacare in the US, Medisave in Singapore, and Universal Coverage Scheme in Thailand) demonstrates how similar high-level policy goals are pursued through different tools and settings. Studying these micro dimensions provides insights into the actual operational ways in which high-level objectives are translated into impacts at the ground level. From an applied point of view, a comparative focus on the dimensions of the micro level of policy design is useful for generating evidence and informing health policy debates about what works or does not work on-the-ground.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Policy Design and Practice<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/25741292.2024.2356332" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/25741292.2024.2356332</a></p>
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spelling The micro-dimensions of health policy design: evidence from a comparative analysisAzad Singh Bali (19247911)Giliberto Capano (16734990)M. Ramesh (1964668)Health sciencesPublic healthHuman societyPolicy and administrationPolicy designpolicy calibrationpolicy instrumentshealth policy designpolicy tools<p dir="ltr">Policy design studies typically focus on broad policy goals and the types of tools that governments use to realize them. There is however limited scholarly understanding of how these goals and tools are operationalized “on-the-ground.” In this paper, we apply Capano and Howlett’s 2024 Framework on the Micro-Dimensions of Policy Design to understand how universal health coverage goals in the United States, Singapore, and Thailand are operationalized. The framework unpacks the “nuts and bolts” of policy design particularly the specification of policy targets and tools. A comparative analysis of three programs (Obamacare in the US, Medisave in Singapore, and Universal Coverage Scheme in Thailand) demonstrates how similar high-level policy goals are pursued through different tools and settings. Studying these micro dimensions provides insights into the actual operational ways in which high-level objectives are translated into impacts at the ground level. From an applied point of view, a comparative focus on the dimensions of the micro level of policy design is useful for generating evidence and informing health policy debates about what works or does not work on-the-ground.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Policy Design and Practice<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/25741292.2024.2356332" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/25741292.2024.2356332</a></p>2024-06-11T09:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1080/25741292.2024.2356332https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/The_micro-dimensions_of_health_policy_design_evidence_from_a_comparative_analysis/26395531CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/263955312024-06-11T09:00:00Z
spellingShingle The micro-dimensions of health policy design: evidence from a comparative analysis
Azad Singh Bali (19247911)
Health sciences
Public health
Human society
Policy and administration
Policy design
policy calibration
policy instruments
health policy design
policy tools
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title The micro-dimensions of health policy design: evidence from a comparative analysis
title_full The micro-dimensions of health policy design: evidence from a comparative analysis
title_fullStr The micro-dimensions of health policy design: evidence from a comparative analysis
title_full_unstemmed The micro-dimensions of health policy design: evidence from a comparative analysis
title_short The micro-dimensions of health policy design: evidence from a comparative analysis
title_sort The micro-dimensions of health policy design: evidence from a comparative analysis
topic Health sciences
Public health
Human society
Policy and administration
Policy design
policy calibration
policy instruments
health policy design
policy tools