health-care system is high, and average household out-of-pocket expenditures are low. As in other OECD countries, technology …France’s health-care system offers high-quality care. Average health outcomes are good, public satisfaction with the … by care providers, tackle the high spending on pharmaceuticals, strengthen the role of health insurers as purchasing …

The 21st century has been a period of rising inequality in both income and health. In this study, we find that … the largest health gains during the last several decades. Nor was higher dispersion in mortality caused entirely by the … that high-income states in 1992 were better able to enact public health strategies and adopt behaviors that, over the next …

Governments in many low- and middle-income countries are developing health insurance products as a complement to tax …-funded, subsidized provision of health care through publicly operated facilities. This paper discusses two rationales for this transition …. First, health insurance would boost fiscal revenues for health care, as post-treatment out-of-pocket payments to providers …

-experimental evidence on the impact of fiscal decentralization on health disparities between- and within-regions. Our findings, robust to a …

Health systems in Western countries are plagued by inefficiency and will likely require a substantial increase in the … benefits of free markets have not been transferred to healthcare provision. By contrast, developing countries are not stuck in … the Western model. Their greater openness has paved the way for the "Henry Fords of healthcare" who are achieving …

The Czech health care system is doing well in terms of health outcomes compared to other Central East European … economies that inherited similar health systems after the transition and has been converging to OECD averages. However …, benchmarking the Czech health system to countries with comparable institutional setting points to potential for efficiency gains …

In this article, we discuss the public health provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). We … first set forth a framework to identify the key reforms that are needed for a robust public health system. These include … would make significant investment in public health (especially in wellness and prevention programs), it does little to …

consequential effects on maternal and newborn health in Mexico for 2008-2015. It models how changes in the obesity level of …

Trade in health products has been flourishing in recent years as the demand for better health has been growing … throughout the world. At the same time, trade in health products is hampered by substantive trade barriers. In this paper, we … availability of health-related products such as pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and medical equipment. The case for liberalizing trade …