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The paper also highlights some policy recommendations for middle\u2010income countries, such as viewing efficient and equitable revenue mobilization as a top priority for health; promoting increased risk pooling; focusing on designing appropriate benefit packages for populations; and to be parsimonious with health spending to expand coverage to more people. Finally, the paper offers some lessons for lower\u2010income countries in light of the experiences of high\u2010income countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abstract: Health is now widely recognized as a basic human right, and the urgency of some global issues has pushed global health policy to the top of the international agenda. 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