We review Greek public sector healthcare policies and health-related outcomes since 2010.We find that excess spending … was successfully curtailed, elements of the institutional framework were modernized, and health outcomes have been …

High and rapidly rising health care costs in the United States and growing ranks of uninsured persons have brought … health care reform to the top of the U.S. Administration’s policy agenda. This paper describes the health care financing … coverage under managed competition and its ability to deal with the equity and efficiency problems in the U.S. health care …

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 …

This paper estimates the impact of public spending on the poor''s health status in over 70 countries. It provides … evidence that the poor have significantly worse health status than the rich and that they are more favorably affected by public … spending on health care. An important new result is that the relationship between public spending and the health status of the …

Over the last two decades, the Peruvian government has made great efforts to improve access to health care by … significantly augmenting the coverage of the non-contributory public health care system Seguro Integral de Salud (SIS). This … expansion has a positive impact on welfare and public health indicators, as it limits the risk of catastrophic health …