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Imai, Yutaka; Jacobzone, Stéphane; Lenain, Patrick - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2000

This paper reviews the performance of French health care system from an economic viewpoint. It also provides some … policy recommendations. The health system in France is regarded as delivering high quality services, with freedom of choice … therefore not surprising that the French population is relatively satisfied with the health system. As this paper points out …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045637

Enhancing the Effectiveness of Public Spending in Finland

Hemmings, Philip; Turner, David; Parviainen, Seija - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2003

Finland is committed to high quality and extensive public services and a high level of income redistribution. The heavy tax burden these commitments require is becoming increasingly difficult to sustain due to tax competition and the need to harmonise certain taxes with other EU countries. These...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045665

Public Expenditure Reform: The Health Care Sector in the United Kingdom

Koen, Vincent - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2000

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 …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045739

In Search of Efficiency: Improving Health Care in Hungary

Goglio, Alessandro - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2005

One area where spending discipline will become increasingly important in Hungary is health care. This paper describes … the structure of the health care system, highlights outstanding weaknesses and considers ways to make financing more … stable and sustainable. The slow progress in modernising the health care system is reflected in the low efficiency of …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045787

The Healthcare System in Hungary

Orosz, Eva; Burns, Andrew - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2000

rate of increase over the last 20 years has been much slower than in the rest of the area. The Hungarian health system is … on containing costs but efforts to improve service delivery and health outcomes have been plagued by problems of …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045805

The Reform of the Health Care System in Portugal

Guichard, Stéphanie - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2004

An ambitious reform to increase efficiency of the Portuguese health care system was launched in 2002. In contrast to … health sector, making changes essentially irreversible. The reform has two main aims: to deliver better-quality public health … services than at present but at no higher cost; and to reduce the underlying growth rate of public health-care spending over …

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The Effectiveness of Public Expenditure in Portugal

Bronchi, Chiara - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2003

Over the past decade, Portugal has experienced imbalances and inefficiencies in the public sector that have impeded better economic performance. Though Portugal’s total spending as a proportion of GDP is somewhat below the EU average, the rapid and uncontrolled growth of its primary current...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045888

Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in Switzerland

Giorno, Claude; Jimenez, Miguel; Gugler, Philippe - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2004

reforms should focus on the legal framework of competition, the network industries, the health sector, the revision of the …

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Public Spending in Italy: Policies to Enhance Its Effectiveness

Bibbee, Alexandra; Goglio, Alessandro - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2002

This paper aims to identify structural reforms for better public spending management in Italy –in turn a critical need in view of the country's high debt and tax burdens, notwithstanding significant progress in the past decade. The analysis proceeds on two distinct levels. At the central...

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The Health Care System in Poland

Girouard, Nathalie; Imai, Yutaka - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2000

This paper reviews the performance of Polish health care system from an economic perspective. High on the reform agenda … of the government for several years, a new national health insurance system entered into force on 1 January 1999. This … further improvement of the system, including ways of enforcing harder budget constraints on health funds and better defining …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005046083