Private financing of care can make universal entitlement to care more comprehensive' and complete.' The possible combination -- at the point of service provision -- of privately acquired entitlement with the public entitlement, can impinge, however, upon the goals (e.g. improved health, equity,...

This dataset provides internationally comparable data on current health expenditure (i.e. final consumption expenditure on health care goods and services) by health care functions, providers and financing schemes.

This dataset provides internationally comparable data on current health expenditure (i.e. final consumption expenditure on health care goods and services) by health care functions, providers and financing schemes.

This dataset provides internationally comparable data on current health expenditure (i.e. final consumption expenditure on health care goods and services) by health care functions, providers and financing schemes.

Background: Studies of long-term trends in the healthcare financing mix generally focus on a dichotomous concept discerning public from private funding sources. More detailed analyses of the funding mix tend to be restricted to a small number of cases or do rarely examine time trends. Aim: This...

This technical note analyzes the health care spending issues in advanced economies. Both public and total health spending have increased substantially in advanced countries. Total health spending increased by more than 6 percentage points of GDP in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and...

This study shows that Israel's current low level of public expenditure has resulted in a severe decrease in the level of public services provided to Israel's citizens, even beyond the need to finance Israel's exceptional defense expenditure. The study shows a decrease in expenditure on school...