Developing policy evaluation frameworks for low- and middle-income countries

Abstract

In this working paper, we seek to identify policy evaluation options in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) by reviewing the appropriateness of specific quantitative models for evaluating universal health coverage (UHC)-related health policy reforms in LMICs. We do this by identifying policy changes taking place in LMICs to support UHC, available data, and potential evaluation methods. To apply this knowledge, we identify policy reforms in three country case studies and propose how to apply the identified methods to evaluate the effectiveness of these reforms.