Mitenbergs, Uldis; Brigis, Girts; Quentin, Wilm - In: Health Policy 118 (2014) 2, pp. 147-152
In the 1990s, Latvia aimed at introducing Social Health Insurance (SHI) but later changed to a National Health Service (NHS) type system. The NHS is financed from general taxation, provides coverage to the entire population, and pays for a basic service package purchased from independent public...