Implementing health financing reform : lessons from countries in transition /

Implementing health financing reform : lessons from countries in transition /

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Imprint:	Copenhagen : World Health Organization on behalf of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, c2010.
Language:	English
Series:	Observatory studies series ; no. 21 Observatory studies series ; no. 21.
Subject:	Medical economics -- European Union countries. Medical care -- European Union countries -- Cost control. Medical policy -- European Union countries. Health care reform -- European Union countries. Health care reform. Medical care -- Cost control. Medical economics. Medical policy. Europe -- European Union countries.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8380778

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Other authors / contributors:	Kutsin, Joseph. Cashin, Cheryl. Jakob, Melitta. World Health Organization. European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies.
ISBN:	9289042117 9789289042116
Notes:	Title from title screen (viewed on Nov. 4, 2010). Includes bibliographical references. Mode of access: Internet.
Summary:	Since 1990, the social and economic policies of the transition countries of central and eastern Europe, the Caucasus and central Asia have diverged, including the way they have reformed the financing of their health systems. This book analyses this rich experience in a systematic way. It reviews the background to health financing systems and reform in these countries, starting with the legacy of the systems in the USSR and central and eastern Europe before 1990 and the consequences (particularly fiscal) of the transition for their organization and performance. From practical experience of implementing, advising or evaluating health financing policies in the region, the authors offer important lessons, as well as pitfalls to avoid in the reform process. This book is essential reading for health finance policy-makers, advisers and analysts in this region and beyond.

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Summary:	Since 1990, the social and economic policies of the transition countries of central and eastern Europe, the Caucasus and central Asia have diverged, including the way they have reformed the financing of their health systems.<br> <br> This book analyzes this rich experience in a systematic way. It reviews the background to health financing systems and reform in these countries, starting with the legacy of the systems in the USSR and central and eastern Europe before 1990 and the consequences (particularly fiscal) of the transition for their organization and performance. Using in-depth country case experiences, chapters focus on how policies were implemented to change the mechanisms for revenue collection, pooling of funds, purchasing of services and the policy on benefit entitlements. Later chapters highlight particular reform topics:<br> -the financing of capital costs;<br> -the links between health financing reform and the wider public finance system;<br> -the financing of public health services and programs;<br> -the role of voluntary health insurance;<br> -informal payments; and<br> -accountability in health financing institutions.<br> <br> From practical experience of implementing, advising or evaluating health financing policies in the region, the authors offer important lessons, as well as pitfalls to avoid in the reform process. This book is essential reading for health finance policy-makers, advisers and analysts in this region and beyond.
Item Description:	Title from title screen (viewed on Nov. 4, 2010).
Format:	Mode of access: Internet.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9289042117 9789289042116