Paying for Quality in Belo Horizonte Brazil: UNIMED/BH’s Pay-for-Accreditation and Pay-for-Chronic Disease Management Programs

This presentation was given by Dr. Paulo Borem, Commercial Director of UNIMED/Belo Horizonte, Brazil at the Joint Learning Workshop: Moving Toward Universal Health Coverage/Incentives for Improving Quality of Care. This workshop was held in Gurgaon, India from February 2-5, 2010. It conveys the design, results, and lessons learned of a successful pay-for-hospital accreditation scheme established by UNIMED, a non-profit insurer. Hospitals are paid higher fees as they achieve “stages” of accreditation as defined by the Brazil’s, National Accreditation Organization.