Financing health care in the European Union : challenges and policy responses / Sarah Thomson, Thomas Foubister, Elias Mossialos.
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Language: | English |
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Copenhagen :
World Health Organization on behalf of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies,
[2009]
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Series: | Observatory studies series ;
no. 17. |
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Table of Contents:
- The problem of sustainability. Distinguishing economic and fiscal sustainability ; Addressing the fiscal sustainability problem ; Health care expenditure in context
- Health care financing in the European Union. Frameworks for analysis ; Descriptive analysis of financing arrangements
- Health care financing reforms : options, trends and impact. Maximizing collection and changing the mix of contribution mechanisms ; Addressing fragmented pooling ; Expanding entitlement to public coverage and defining benefits ; From passive reimbursement to strategic purchasing of health services
- Conclusions and policy recommendations. Which reforms are most likely to enhance sustainability? ; Is there an optimal method of financing health care? Policy recommendations
- Annex : summaries of health care financing by member state.