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 …

improving maternal and child health. Child-mortality (under 5 years old) declined from 123 to 41 deaths per 1,000 live births … 1990 and 2013, a 61 percent decline. This note explores the key maternal and child health policies and programs that have …

This paper deals with the phenomenon of risk-selection and its appearance in the german compulsory health insurance …

or death. This article focuses on the conceptual and empirical uses of risk adjustment in health economics, where patient …

Population growth, an unfinished agenda of communicable diseases and maternal health and nutrition, and the rapid rise … of Non-communicable diseases are putting increasing strain on not just the Ministry of Health budget, but also the … current and projected future economic conditions. But many of the health burdens and costs can be avoided, or at least delayed …

Samoa currently faces two important public policy challenges in the health sector. One is to stem, and then reverse …, the rapid rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The second challenge is to put the country on a health-financing path … the share of government expenditure to health; (4) increasing external and donor financing; (5) increasing specific taxes …

Universal Health Coverage is a powerful framework for a nation aiming to protect their population against health risks … health coverage and improve financial protection in the last two decades. The country study, first, takes stock of UHC … progress in Vietnam, examining both the breadth and the depth of health coverage and assessing financial protection and equity …

Beginning in 2003, Turkey initiated a series of reforms under the Health Transformation Program (HTP) that over the … past decade have led to the achievement of universal health coverage (UHC). The progress of Turkey?s health system has few …, if any, parallels in scope and speed. Before the reforms, Turkey?s aggregate health indicators lagged behind those of …

While universal health coverage (UHC) offers a powerful goal for a nation, all countries-irrespective of income are … struggling with achieving or sustaining UHC. France is a high-income country where HC is in effect universal. Health …-related costs are covered by a mix of mandatory social health insurance (SHI) and private complementary schemes, while benefit …

made significant advancements due to a strong commitment to improving maternal and child health. To do this, strong …, employment, and poverty reduction programs have led to better health outcomes. These countries still face challenges, however, in … terms of the evolving health system, and changes at the economic, social and political levels. Future qualitative and …