The Health Sector in the Slovak Republic; Efficiency and Reform

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 around health system finances and achieve larger gains in health outcomes, the efficiency of health spending needs to increase and the mix and quality of real health resources need to be improved. Although Slovak's overall health spending efficiency is on par with that of the OECD, substantial inefficiencies occur in the process of transforming intermediate health inputs into health outcomes. Efficiency may be enhanced by containing the cost of drugs and reducing reliance on hospital care. Also, although cost-effectiveness may be relatively high at present, its sustainability in the future is an issue.

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Year of publication:	2007-09-01
Authors:	Gunnarsson, Victoria ; Lugaresi, Sergio ; Verhoeven, Marijn
Institutions:	International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Subject:	Health care \| hospital beds \| health spending \| health outcomes \| health expenditures \| health expenditure \| health insurance \| health system \| public health \| health sector \| health care system \| health care providers \| health resources \| health policy \| pharmaceutical expenditure \| health care spending \| health services \| hospital care \| health care institutions \| health care reform \| insurance contributions \| private health expenditures \| health workers \| life expectancy \| public expenditure \| expenditure on health \| public hospitals \| public health spending \| public health expenditures \| care institutions \| health institutions \| health system efficiency \| health reform \| pharmaceutical companies \| cost of pharmaceuticals \| hospital bed \| health care utilization \| maternal mortality rates \| health insurance contributions \| public infant mortality rate \| health sector reform \| inpatient care \| private insurance \| health care reforms \| maternal mortality rate \| public spending \| infant mortality \| health information \| public expenditure on health \| information asymmetries \| health care expenditure \| health reforms \| cost-effectiveness \| measles immunization \| health care policy \| health care services \| health providers \| public health insurance \| prices of private spending \| public hospital \| health insurers \| health-care \| maternal mortality data \| administrative costs \| care systems \| health service provision \| medical services \| health service \| health facilities \| pocket payments \| cost of cost of health services \| in patient care \| administrative expenses \| pharmaceutical spending \| medical technology \| health care expenditures \| health care resources \| hard budget constraints \| medical education \| health-care systems \| capital spending \| health care demand \| financial situation \| payments for health services

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	IMF Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	The text is part of a series IMF Working Papers Number 07/226 2 pages long
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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