Health technology assessment (HTA) was introduced in Denmark 20 years ago. However, it only came into fashion a few … years ago. This happened when politicians and health service decision-makers realized that due to the increasing pressure on …

solution to many of the looming problems as well. A properly functioning health care system can lead to longer working lives … which can in turn ensure a sustainable funding of the welfare system. The counter-argument of lacking health of the elderly …

will need to be addressed to cope with the mounting pressures on public retirement and health care systems during the next …

address issues concerning health sector policy and when they have significant macroeconomic implications. Such issues can also … roles for the state and market in health care financing and provision. It also suggests the situations in which … macroeconomists should engage health sector specialists in policy formulation exercises. Finally, it illustrates the different health …

Despite the increasing interest in universal health care, little is known about the optimal way to finance, design, and … health care, certain preconditions are needed, including sound public administration, a small informal economy, and a … transparent health financing system that builds social consensus. …

new EU member states. Spending on health care, education, and social protection is relatively high in Slovenia without …

of public health care in Colombia during 1993-2008. Parametric pension reforms have focused on increasing the retirement … age and moderating replacement rates. The health system reforms aimed at reaching universal coverage by 2012, while … security system in Colombia is roughly 160 percent of GDP for pensions and about 97 percent of GDP for the health system. …