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Health Insurance Reform in the Netherlands
Greß, Stefan; Manouguian, Maral; Wasem, Jürgen - In: CESifo DICE Report 5 (2007) 1, pp. 63-67
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037333
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What Should Macroeconomists Know About Health Care Policy: A Primer
Hsiao, William C. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
This primer aims to provide IMF macroeconomists with the essential information they need in situations where they must address issues concerning health sector policy and when they have significant macroeconomic implications. Such issues can also affect equity and growth and are fundamental to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825737
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Universal Health Care 101; Lessons for the Eastern Caribbean and Beyond
Tsounta, Evridiki - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
Despite the increasing interest in universal health care, little is known about the optimal way to finance, design, and implement it. This paper attempts to fill this gap by providing some general policy recommendations on this important issue. While most of the paper addresses the Eastern...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825841
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How Does the Introduction of Health Insurance Change the Equity in the Health Care Provision in Bulgaria?
Markova, Nora - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
The study examines the effect of health care reform in Bulgaria in 1999 on the equity of health care financing. It …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769303
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Economic Transition and Health Care Reform; The Experience of Europe and Central Asia
Leive, Adam - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
Economic Transition and Health Care Reform: The Experience of Europe and Central Asia …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008470394
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What Should Macroeconomists Know About Health Care Policy?
Heller, Peter S. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
This primer aims to provide IMF macroeconomists with the essential information they need to address issues concerning health sector policy, particularly when they have significant macroeconomic implications. Such issues can also affect equity and growth and are fundamental to any strategy of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599256
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Was bringen Bürgerversicherung und Gesundheitsprämie wirklich?
Fetzer, Stefan; Hagist, Christian; Raffelhüschen, Bernd - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 57 (2004) 15, pp. 03-07
Generationenbilanzierung, welche Auswirkungen die aktuellen Vorschläge (nämlich Bürgerversicherung oder Gesundheitsprämien) zur Reform der … gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung, auf die "Nachhaltigkeit in der Finanzierung der Sozialen Sicherungssysteme" hat. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008833945
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Reform des Gesundheitssystems: Kommt die Einheitskasse?
Oberender, Peter; Zerth, Jürgen; Felder, Stefan; Nell, … - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 66 (2013) 19, pp. 03-15
Gesetzlichen als auch bei der Privaten Krankenversicherung. Ist ein einheitlicher Versicherungsmarkt die Lösung? Peter Oberender … Reform des dualen Systems, die die Voraussetzungen für einen fairen Wettbewerb schafft, in dem sich die Unternehmen der GKV … Dualität« in der Krankenversicherung eine Alternative zur Einheitskasse vor: Ärzte und Krankenhäuser würden demnach zu …
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Mexico; Experiences with Pro-Poor Expenditure Policies
Corbacho, Ana; Schwartz, Gerd - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002
Against the background of Mexico's persistently high degree of inequality, this paper analyzes the country's experience with pro-poor policies over the last decade. A number of important government initiatives, implemented since the mid-1990s, have aimed at improving distributional equity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005248152
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Budget Rigidity and Expenditure Efficiency in Slovenia
Mattina, Todd D.; Gunnarsson, Victoria - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
This paper assesses the relative efficiency and flexibility of public spending in Slovenia compared to the advanced and new EU member states. Spending on health care, education, and social protection is relatively high in Slovenia without achieving correspondingly better outcomes. Inefficiencies...
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