This paper aims to shed light on the contribution of health care and other determinants to the health status of the … population and to provide evidence on whether or not health care resources are producing similar value for money across OECD … countries. First, it discusses the pros and cons of various indicators of the health status, concluding that mortality and …

Health services are largely tax-financed in the United Kingdom and account for 14 per cent of general government … spending. This paper analyses how the National Health Service (NHS) has been dealing with the associated expenditure pressures …

Overall, health outcomes in China have improved tremendously over the past three decades, especially thanks to the … owing to changes in life styles and deteriorating environmental conditions. Supply of health care is overwhelmingly provided … basic health care by 2020. They involve investment in medical infrastructure, generalising coverage, more focus on …

health would come from population-wide preventive measures. Access to public health care services varies substantially … public health services, more health professionals and public health care spending will be needed to ensure broad and adequate … health-care coverage. Priority should be given to high impact primary health care services. For more resources to translate …

towards universal health coverage, the financing and organisation of the health care system could be improved to raise the …

health would come from population-wide preventive measures. Access to public health care services varies substantially … public health services, more health professionals and public health care spending will be needed to ensure broad and adequate … health-care coverage. Priority should be given to high impact primary health care services. For more resources to translate …

therefore all earmarked. Programme devolution to the states, notably in the welfare area, has been remarkably successful in … fostering innovation in programme design, but the cost pressures in health care for the indigent are such that greater federal …