Despite the increasing interest in universal health care, little is known about the optimal way to finance, design, and …

The study examines the effect of health care reform in Bulgaria in 1999 on the equity of health care financing. It … explores the distribution of different types of health care financing by income. Furthermore, it separates the financial and … distinguishing between financially based and "exclusion based" reasons for having progressive/regressive health care financing …

health sector policy, particularly when they have significant macroeconomic implications. Such issues can also affect equity … state and market in health care financing and provision. It also suggests situations in which macroeconomists should engage … health sector specialists in policy formulation exercises. Finally, it reviews the different health policy issues that …

The paper assesses the financial situation of the health sector in the Slovak Republic. It also evaluates the … efficiency of health expenditures and service delivery in comparison to the OECD and other new EU member states and suggests … avenues for cost recovery and reform. The health sector of the Slovak Republic is plagued by financial problems. To turn …

address issues concerning health sector policy and when they have significant macroeconomic implications. Such issues can also … roles for the state and market in health care financing and provision. It also suggests the situations in which … macroeconomists should engage health sector specialists in policy formulation exercises. Finally, it illustrates the different health …

Despite the increasing interest in universal health care, little is known about the optimal way to finance, design, and … health care, certain preconditions are needed, including sound public administration, a small informal economy, and a … transparent health financing system that builds social consensus. …

new EU member states. Spending on health care, education, and social protection is relatively high in Slovenia without …

of public health care in Colombia during 1993-2008. Parametric pension reforms have focused on increasing the retirement … age and moderating replacement rates. The health system reforms aimed at reaching universal coverage by 2012, while … security system in Colombia is roughly 160 percent of GDP for pensions and about 97 percent of GDP for the health system. …

In Italy, health care budget ceilings are not effective. The poor control by the central government results in … the game and strengthen controls on local health authorities. Full fiscal responsibility should be extended to local …