Developing Effective Advocacy Campaigns Peter Paitn Health Policy

Developing Effective Advocacy Campaigns Peter Pažitný Health Policy Institute Slovakia Health Policy Institute

Ideas come and go. Stories stay. 2002 2003 2004 We met at the MOH We created the Reform Team We designed the reform 2005 2006 2007 We founded HPI We founded HRC We founded HMA Health Policy Institute 2

Horse has 4 legs. And stumbles. financing talents think tank business consulting Health Policy Institute education academy 3

Government only as a client • The independency starts and ends with financing • We finance our research from business consulting revenues, not from government grants • Private clients : government clients = 80: 20 Health Policy Institute 4

In Health Policy. There are 5 means. MEANS INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES FINAL GOALS Health status Financing Organization Payment Regulation Persuasion ·Access ·Quality ·Efficiency Financial risk protection Public Satisfaction Source: Hsiao, 2007 Health Policy Institute 5

Sources of power Tangible Money Organization People Mandates in elections Administrative power Intangible Information Access to leaders Access to media Know-how Legitimity Skills Source: Hsiao, 2007 Health Policy Institute 6

Persuasion • Newsletter Into. Balance • Access to media • Periodic Publications • Conferences • Access to leaders Health Policy Institute 7

Monthly newsletter Free on www. hpi. sk Slovak/English www. rock-on-rock-on. com Bill Dan from California proves that finding balance is a real art Health Policy Institute 8

Access to Media Rank 2 EXPERTS chart (68 quotations in opinion making media) Rank 4 EXPERTS chart (64 quotations in opinion making media) Quarterly we organize „Breakfast for journalists“ Health Policy Institute 9

Periodic Publications • Health Policy Framework 2007 – 2011 • Slovakia 2007 Global Report on the State of Society Health Policy Institute 10

Conferences Health Care Financing Risk Selection in Health Insurance Rating of Health Insurance Companies 10. 4. 2008 3. 6. 2008 4 Q 2008 Health Policy Institute 11

Access to leaders 2004 Advisors to Rudolf Zajac, minister of Health in Slovakia Health Policy Institute 2005 Advisors to Ján Gajdoš, CEO of HCSA in Slovakia 2006 Advisors to Lajos Molnár, minister of Health in Hungary 2007 Advisors to Tomáš Julínek, minister of Health in Czech Republic 2008 Advisors to Zsombor Kovácsy, CEO of HCSA in Hungary 12

Our vision To be the most respected think tank on health policy in Central and Eastern Europe Health Policy Institute 13

Thank you very much for your attention Founders of Health Policy Institute Tomáš Szalay Henrieta Maďarová Angelika Szalayová Health Policy Institute Peter Pažitný 14