World Bank Health Sector Assists Crisis-Hit Eastern Europe Countries
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World Bank, Washington, DC
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In an environment characterized by
growing financing constraints, the health sectors of Eastern
European countries are under increased pressure to perform
efficiently. Policy-makers are challenged to ensure access
to health care and financial protection for vulnerable
populations. To mitigate the impact of the economic crisis
on government budgets, sector spending and household income,
the World Bank is providing fiscal support to a number of
Eastern European countries. In the health sector, these loan
programs include technical assistance and policy dialogue
for reforms. This knowledge brief describes how the World
Bank is collaborating in health sector reform with four
countries Hungary, Latvia, Poland, and Romania. It focuses
on issues related to the economic crisis that threaten the
financial sustainability of the health sectors in these
countries and suggests reforms to mitigate the impact of the crisis.
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ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, AMBULANCE, AMBULANCE SERVICES, BUDGET CEILINGS, CITIZENS, CONTRIBUTION RATE, DAY CARE, DEBT, DISABILITIES, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ESSENTIAL CARE, ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE, FINANCIAL BARRIERS, FINANCIAL ENVIRONMENT, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL PROTECTION, FINANCIAL RISKS, FINANCIAL SECTOR, FISCAL POLICY, GENERAL PRACTITIONERS, GENERIC DRUGS, HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CARE ACCESS, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, HEALTH CARE RESOURCES, HEALTH EXPENDITURE, HEALTH FOR ALL, HEALTH INSURANCE, HEALTH INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS, HEALTH INSURANCE FUND, HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME, HEALTH OUTCOMES, HEALTH SECTOR, HEALTH SECTOR REFORM, HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH SPENDING, HEALTH STATUS, HOSPITAL, HOSPITAL ADMISSION, HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS, HOSPITAL BEDS, HOSPITAL CARE, HOSPITAL MANAGERS, HOSPITAL SECTOR, HOSPITALIZATION, HOSPITALS, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, ILL HEALTH, IMMUNIZATION, IMPACT ON HEALTH, INCOME, INCOME GROUPS, INFANT, INFORMAL PAYMENTS, INPATIENT CARE, INSURANCE MARKET, LABOR MARKET, LEVELS OF PRODUCTIVITY, LIFE EXPECTANCY, LIVING STANDARDS, MATERNAL MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES, MATERNITY CARE, MORTALITY, OUTPATIENT CARE, PATIENT, PATIENTS, PAYMENTS FOR HEALTH SERVICES, POCKET PAYMENTS, POLICY DIALOGUE, POOR HEALTH, PRIMARY CARE, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES, PROGRESS, PROVIDER PAYMENT, PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH, PURCHASING POWER, QUALITY OF CARE, REIMBURSEMENT RATES, RESPECT, SERVICE PROVISION, SOCIAL INSURANCE, SOCIAL INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS, SOCIAL SECTORS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TOLERANCE, UNEMPLOYMENT, VISITS, VULNERABLE POPULATIONS