The impact of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in populations extends beyond ill-health
and mortality with large financial consequences. To systematically review and meta-analyze …

This article classifies 30 OECD healthcare systems according to a deductively generated
typology by Rothgang and Wendt [1]. This typology distinguishes three core dimensions of …

'Social Entrepreneurship'is a term that has come to be applied to the activities of grass-roots
activists, NGOs, policy makers, international institutions, and corporations, amongst others …

Countries have reached universal health coverage by different paths and with varying health
systems. Nonetheless, the trajectory toward universal health coverage regularly has three …

This overview of health financing tools, policies and trends--with a particular focus on
challenges facing developing countries--provides the basis for effective policy-making …

This paper presents a set of indicators to assess health care system performance. It also
presents new comparative data on health care policies and institutions for OECD countries …

The global financial crisis that began in 2007 can be classified as a health system shock–
that is, an unexpected occurrence originating outside the health system that has a large …

Background Changing the relationship between citizens and the state is at the heart of
current policy reforms. Across England and the developed world, from Oslo to Ontario …

Objective This paper provides a comprehensive overview of hospital payment systems
based on diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) in low-and middle-income countries. It also …

This third edition has been comprehensively updated to reflect the large changes in
scientific knowledge and policy debates on climate change since the previous edition in …