Health Care Spending in the New EU Member States : Controlling Costs and Improving Quality
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Washington, DC: World Bank
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The main objectives of this study,
Health care spending in the new EU member states:
controlling costs and improving quality, are to take stock
of recent trends in health expenditure aggregates in the
public sector and to identify specific areas of reform
consistent with the objectives of consolidating the fiscal
situation in these countries without adversely affecting the
production, delivery and utilization of health services. The
book begins with an introduction and the rest of this study
is organized as follows: Chapter 2 discusses trends and
structure of health expenditures in the EU8. Chapter 3
assesses the nature and extent of indebtedness in the health
sectors. Chapter 4 discusses the key expenditure areas.
Chapter 5 presents population ageing and proliferation of
medical technology as the future spending pressure points in
the health sector. Chapter 6 focuses on the management of
health expenditures. Finally, Chapter 7 concludes.
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ACUTE CARE, AGED, ALCOHOLISM, CAPACITY BUILDING, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES, CHRONIC DISEASES, CITIES, CLINICS, COST-EFFICIENCY, DAY CARE, DECISION MAKING, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES, DISABILITIES, DISABILITY, DISSEMINATION, DOCTORS, DRUG ABUSE, DUE DILIGENCE, ECONOMIC GROWTH, EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT CREATION, EXPENDITURES, FAMILIES, FAMILY PHYSICIAN, FINANCIAL PROTECTION, FINANCIAL RISK, FINANCIAL RISK PROTECTION, GENERAL PRACTICE, GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HEALTH CARE COSTS, HEALTH CARE FINANCING, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, HEALTH CARE SERVICES, HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, HEALTH CENTERS, HEALTH FACILITIES, HEALTH INDICATORS, HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE, HEALTH INSURANCE, HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE, HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME, HEALTH POLICY, HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, HEALTH PROMOTION, HEALTH SECTOR, HEALTH SECTOR REFORM, HEALTH SERVICE, HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH STATUS, HEALTH SYSTEM, HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE, HOSPITAL, HOSPITAL BEDS, HOSPITAL CAPACITY, HOSPITAL CARE, HOSPITAL SECTOR, HOSPITALS, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HYPERTENSION, IMMUNODEFICIENCY, INCOME GROUPS, INFANT, INFANT MORTALITY, INFANT MORTALITY RATES, INFORMAL PAYMENTS, INSTITUTIONALIZATION, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL POPULATION, MATERNAL MORTALITY, MEDICAL EDUCATION, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE, MODERNIZATION, MORTALITY, NATIONAL HEALTH, NATIONAL LEVEL, NATIONALS, NEEDS ASSESSMENT, NURSES, ORPHAN CHILDREN, OUTPATIENT SERVICES, PATIENT, PAYMENTS FOR HEALTH SERVICES, PENSIONS, PHYSICIANS, POLICY DECISIONS, POLICY DEVELOPMENT, POLICY FRAMEWORK, POOR QUALITY CARE, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, PRIMARY CARE, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, PRIVATE SECTOR, PROGRESS, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SPENDING, QUALITY CONTROL, QUALITY SERVICES, REFERRALS, REHABILITATION, RESIDENTIAL CARE, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, RURAL AREAS, SAFETY NETS, SCREENING, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SERVICE PROVISION, SERVICE QUALITY, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL INSURANCE, SOCIAL SECTOR, SOCIAL SECTORS, SOCIAL SERVICE, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOCIAL WELFARE, SOCIAL WORKERS, SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TUBERCULOSIS, VICTIMS, VIOLENCE, VISITS, VULNERABLE GROUPS, WAR, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION