Who Is Paying For Health Care In Eastern Europe And Central Asia

Author : Maureen A. Lewis
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 082134806X

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Who is Paying for Health Care in Eastern Europe and Central Asia? by Maureen A. Lewis Pdf

Informal payments in the health sector of Eastern and Central Asia are emerging as a fundamental aspect of health care financing and a serious impediment to health care reform. These informal payments, made to individuals or institutions in cash or in kind, are nearly always for services that are meant to be covered by the health care system. Such private payments to public personnel have created an informal market for health care , and are a form of corruption. This problem's roots are traced to declining revenues which have not coincided with a reduction in buildings, hospital beds and health personnel. In these circumstances informal payments compensate for lost earnings, and therefore reforms to modernise the region's health systems must compete with individuals' personal revenues. Options for addressing this problem include comprehensive anticorruption policies, downsizing of the public health system, reducing the set of services sibsidised by the state, encouraging cost sharing with those who can afford it, improving accountability, and promoting private alternatives.

Author : Owen Smith,Son Nam Nguyen
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780821398845

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Getting Better by Owen Smith,Son Nam Nguyen Pdf

Fifty years ago, health outcomes in the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia were not far behind those in Western Europe and well ahead of most other regions of the world. But progress since then has been slow. While life expectancy in the ECA region today is close to the global average, the gap with its western neighbors has doubled, and other middle-income regions have all surpassed ECA. Some countries in the region are doing better, but full convergence with the world’s most advanced health systems is still a long way off. At the same time, survey evidence suggests that the health sector is the top priority for additional investment among populations across the region. The experience of high-income countries also suggests that popular demand for strong and accessible health systems will only grow over time. Yet these aspirations must be reconciled with current fiscal realities. In brief, health sector issues are a challenge here to stay for policy-makers across the ECA region. This report draws on new evidence to explore the development challenge facing health sectors in ECA, and highlights three key agendas to help policy-makers seeking to achieve more rapid convergence with the world’s best performing health systems. The first is the health agenda, where the task is to strengthen public health and primary care interventions to help launch the “cardiovascular revolution” that has taken place in the West in recent decades. The second is the financing agenda, in which growing demand for medical care must be satisfied without imposing undue burden on households or government budgets. The third agenda relates to broader institutional arrangements. Here there are some key reform ingredients common to most advanced health systems that are still missing in many ECA countries. A common theme in each of these three agendas is the emphasis on improving outcomes, or “Getting Better”.

Author : Marc Suhrcke,Lorenzo Rocco,Martin McKee
Publisher : European Observatory
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Asia, Central
ISBN : 9289072822

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Health by Marc Suhrcke,Lorenzo Rocco,Martin McKee Pdf

This report is the first comprehensive effort to analyse the economic impact of ill health in the CEE-CIS (Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States) Region. This book explores the interdependence of health and economic development, focusing on the Region's significant economic burden of ill health.

Author : Joseph Kutzin,Cheryl Cashin,Melitta Jakab
Publisher : Observatory Studies
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Medical
ISBN : UCBK:C105403247

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Implementing Health Financing Reform by Joseph Kutzin,Cheryl Cashin,Melitta Jakab Pdf

Analyses the experience with the financing reforms implemented by the countries of Central Europe, Eastern Europe, the Cauxasus and Central Asia.

Author : J. Kutzin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Economics
ISBN : 9289042125

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Implementing Health Financing Reform by J. Kutzin Pdf

Since 1990 the social and economic policies of the transition countries of central and eastern Europe the Caucasus and central Asia have diverged including the way they have reformed the financing of their health systems. This book analyses this rich experience in a systematic way. It reviews the background to health financing systems and reform in these countries starting with the legacy of the systems in the USSR and central and eastern Europe before 1990 and the consequences (particularly fiscal) of the transition for their organization and performance. Using in-depth country case experienc.

Author : Mckee,Judith Healy,Jane Falkingham
Publisher : Open University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : UOM:39015055822624

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Health Care In Central Asia by Mckee,Judith Healy,Jane Falkingham Pdf

Central Asia remains one of the least known parts of the former Soviet Union. The five central Asian republics gained their unexpected independence in 1991. They have faced enormous challenges over the last decade in reforming their health care systems, including adverse macro-economic conditions and political instability. To varying extents, each country is diverging from a hierarchical and unsustainable Soviet model health care system. Common strategies have involved devolving the ownership of health services, seeking sources of revenue additional to shrinking state taxes, 'down-sizing' their excessive hospital systems, introducing general practitioners into primary care services, and enhancing the training of health professionals. This book draws on a decade of experience of what has worked and what has not. It is an invaluable source for those working in the region and for others interested in the experiences of countries in political and economic transition.

Author : Adam Leive
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781451982022

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Economic Transition and Health Care Reform by Adam Leive Pdf

Economic Transition and Health Care Reform: The Experience of Europe and Central Asia

Author : Marietta Janowicz-Lomott,Krzysztof Łyskawa,Persefoni Polychronidou,Anastasios Karasavvoglou
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030399276

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Economic and Financial Challenges for Balkan and Eastern European Countries by Marietta Janowicz-Lomott,Krzysztof Łyskawa,Persefoni Polychronidou,Anastasios Karasavvoglou Pdf

This proceedings book presents selected papers from the 10th international conference on the "Economies of the Balkan and Eastern European Countries in the Changing World" (EBEEC), held in Warsaw, Poland, in May 2018. In addition to discussing the latest research, it includes papers adopting a wide variety of theoretical approaches and empirical methodologies and covering a number of key areas, such as international economics, economic growth, finance and banking, insurance, healthcare, agriculture, labor and energy markets, innovation, management and marketing. In addition, the authors discuss policy instruments and best practices for the region. This book appeals to scholars and students in fields of economics and finance as well as practitioners interested in the development of the region.

Author : Josep Figueras,Ray Robinson,Elke Jakubowski
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2005-03-16
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780335225002

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EBOOK: Purchasing to Improve Health Systems Performance by Josep Figueras,Ray Robinson,Elke Jakubowski Pdf

Purchasing is championed as key to improving health systems performance. However, despite the central role the purchasing function plays in many health system reforms, there is very little evidence about its development or its real impact on societal objectives. This book addresses this gap and provides: ·A comprehensive account of the theory and practice of purchasing for health services across Europe ·An up-to-date analysis of the evidence on different approaches to purchasing ·Support for policy-makers and practitioners as they formulate purchasing strategies so that they can increase effectiveness and improve performance in their own national context ·An assessment of the intersecting roles of citizens, the government and the providers Written by leading health policy analysts, this book is essential reading for health policy makers, planners and managers as well as researchers and students in the field of health studies. Contributors: Toni Ashton, Philip Berman, Michael Borowitz, Helmut Brand, Reinhard Busse, Andrea Donatini, Martin Dlouhy, Antonio Duran, Tamás Evetovits, André P. van den Exter, Josep Figueras, Nick Freemantle, Julian Forder, Péter Gaál, Chris Ham, Brian Hardy, Petr Hava, David Hunter, Danguole Jankauskiene, Maris Jesse, Ninel Kadyrova, Joe Kutzin, John Langenbrunner, Donald W. Light, Hans Maarse, Nicholas Mays, Martin McKee, Eva Orosz, John Øvretveit, Dominique Polton, Alexander S. Preker, Thomas A. Rathwell, Sabine Richard, Ray Robinson, Andrei Rys, Constantino Sakellarides, Sergey Shishkin, Peter C. Smith, Markus Schneider, Francesco Taroni, Marcial Velasco-Garrido, Miriam Wiley

Author : Przemyslaw Marcin Sowa
Publisher : Springer
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789812877666

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Governance of Hospitals in Central and Eastern Europe by Przemyslaw Marcin Sowa Pdf

This book presents a novel view of healthcare system transition in post-communist countries. It is the first region-wide comparative study of hospital governance in Eastern Europe. Comprehensive new material shows the evolution and significance of governance, complementing recent publications on the topic from industrialised countries. Throughout the book, governance is described and substantiated as a major component that, together with provider payment mechanisms, defines the hospital sector’s operations. This view subscribes to the economists’ growing appreciation of extra-financial aspects in the discussion of incentives and regulation of healthcare markets. In particular, the book explains how governance arrangements may affect the outcomes of healthcare financing reforms, and should thus be seen as a critical determinant of their success or failure. This new model of thinking about healthcare system transition emerges from an analysis of 22 countries over the course of two decades. While the primary focus of the study is on developing the hospital sector, an extensive background chapter provides a standalone introduction to the dynamically changing landscape of healthcare in Eastern Europe and an overview of the various problems and challenges the region is facing. Practitioners, policy-makers, academics and students interested in Eastern European healthcare systems, their origins, current status and ways forward, will appreciate the book’s reflections on the problem complexity, the clarity of its concepts, and its accessible style of presentation.

Author : John C. Langenbrunner,Jack Langenbrunner,Aparnaa Somanathan
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-06-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821386828

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Financing Health Care in East Asia and the Pacific by John C. Langenbrunner,Jack Langenbrunner,Aparnaa Somanathan Pdf

East Asian and Pacific countries are growing rapidly. They need high quality, well-funded health systems to underpin their population growth and assure continued productivity and economic growth. But countries will need to spend wisely, using modern techniques of insurance and strategic contracting with providers.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 71 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Europe and Central Asia's Great Post-Communist Social Health Insurance Experiment: Impacts on Health Sector and Labor Markets Outcomes by Anonim Pdf

Author : E. Kuhlmann,R. Blank,I. Bourgeault,C. Wendt
Publisher : Springer
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137384935

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The Palgrave International Handbook of Healthcare Policy and Governance by E. Kuhlmann,R. Blank,I. Bourgeault,C. Wendt Pdf

Starting with more general issues of healthcare policy and governance in a global perspective and using the lens of national case studies of healthcare reform, this handbook addresses key themes in the debates over changing healthcare policy.

Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821347209

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Making Transition Work for Everyone by World Bank Pdf

Annotation This book brings together the latest findings on the nature and evolution of poverty and inequality in the region.

Author : Cristiano Perugini,Fabrizio Pompei
Publisher : Springer
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137460981

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Inequalities During and After Transition in Central and Eastern Europe by Cristiano Perugini,Fabrizio Pompei Pdf

The book deals with the key aspects of social and economic inequalities developed during the transition of the formerly planned European economies. Particular emphasis is given to the latest years available in order to consider the effects of the global crisis started in 2008-2009.