This Book is based on a Study which aimed to outline Jamaicas existing health financing system through the functions of revenue collection, risk pooling and purchasing. It also looks at the extent to which policies and practices have impacted the performance of the general health system. It has been argued that the local health policy environment may be unsustainable due to a lack of domestic resources, options for additional financing and the strain the policies appear to have imposed on an already struggling health system. Sustaining the current policy environment and the integrity of...