𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀

𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹:
Cogent Economics & Finance

𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿:
Taylor & Francis Group

𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲:
31 March 2027

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Healthcare financing plays a central role in achieving universal health coverage and improving health outcomes in emerging and developing economies. In low- and middle-income countries, the structure of healthcare financing determines access to care, financial protection for households, and the long-term sustainability of health systems.

Despite global commitments to universal health coverage, healthcare financing remains a major challenge across developing regions. High out-of-pocket expenditures continue to push millions into poverty each year, while limited fiscal capacity and constrained public spending hinder equitable healthcare delivery. At the same time, innovations such as digital financial services, mobile money, and fintech platforms are creating new opportunities for premium collection, risk pooling, and improved financial access.

This Article Collection seeks to advance rigorous research at the intersection of health economics, financial economics, and development economics by exploring how healthcare financing mechanisms can improve equity, financial protection, and health system performance in emerging and developing economies.

𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁

Submissions may address, but are not limited to:

• Design and reform of health financing systems in developing economies
• Social health insurance, community-based insurance, and private voluntary insurance markets
• Out-of-pocket expenditure and catastrophic health spending
• Household financial protection mechanisms
• Domestic resource mobilization, health taxation, and fiscal space for health
• Financial inclusion, mobile money, microfinance, and digital finance in health financing
• Political economy of health financing reforms
• Equity and incidence analysis of healthcare financing
• Macroeconomic and development finance determinants of health expenditure
• Interdisciplinary perspectives connecting health economics, financial economics, and development economics

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀

This Article Collection aims to generate evidence-based insights into healthcare financing mechanisms that promote equitable access to healthcare and financial protection in developing regions. It particularly encourages contributions focusing on Africa, South Asia, and other emerging economies and welcomes interdisciplinary research that bridges health economics, finance, and development studies.

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀

• Manuscripts should be submitted through the Cogent Economics & Finance online submission system.
• Authors should select the section "Health Economics" and choose this Article Collection from the drop-down menu during submission.
• Original empirical and theoretical contributions are welcome.
• Studies employing rigorous quantitative methodologies, including natural experiments, difference-in-differences, instrumental variables, regression discontinuity, and panel econometrics, are particularly encouraged.
• Manuscript submission deadline: 31 March 2027.

𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘂 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 — 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 & 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

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