Abstract Background and Objectives Globally, a number of countries have developed
guidelines that describe the design and conduct of economic evaluations as part of health …

This study builds a framework to investigate the current trends emerging in hospital
organizational design and its main consequences on human resources management. The …

The central discussion is that the welfare state exists for additional reasons to poverty relief.
If all poverty and social exclusion could be eradicated, people would still need to insure …

A broad-ranging introduction to the provision, funding and governance of health care across
a variety of systems. This revised fifth edition incorporates additional material on low/middle …

Governments often look to private health insurance (PHI) as a possible means of addressing
some health system challenges. For example, they may consider enhancing its role as an …

The authors examine the role and nature of the market for voluntary health insurance in the
European Union and review the impact of public policy, at both the national and EU levels …

A typology to classify provider payment systems from an incentive point of view is
developed. We analyse the way, how these systems can influence provider behaviour and …

This article presents an analysis of recent changes in the public-private mix in health care in
eight European countries. The leading question is to what extent a process of privatization in …

To what extent can we have truly universal, comprehensive and timely health services,
equally available to all? Access to Health Care considers the meaning of'access' in health …

Sustainable health care systems are built on reliable access to human, capital and
consumable resources. Securing these inputs requires financial resources to pay for …