Comparison of Private Sector Hospital Involvement for UHC in the Western Pacific Region.

The author comments on private sector hospital involvement for Universal health coverage (UHC) in the Western Pacific Region. Topics discussed include transitional economies providing health care services in the Western Pacific Region (WPR); hospitals moving across the spectrum from fully public to mixed public and private models with for-profit behavior; and public hospital reforms, including granting in public hospitals and introducing some forms of public–private partnerships.