The most important reform in Finnish health care in the last decade occurred at the
beginning of 1993 as part of a broader change to the entire state subsidy system. This …

El impacto de los Determinantes Sociales de la Salud (DSS) en los niños requiere ser
analizado. Al evaluar los DSS en países desarrollados se observan amplias diferencias que …

Abstract Background The Philippines failed to achieve its Millennium Development Goal
(MDG) commitment to reduce maternal deaths by three quarters. This, together with the …

Résumé La réduction des inégalités sociales de santé est aujourd'hui une priorité de santé
publique et l'équité d'accès aux soins est une condition nécessaire pour atteindre cet …

Aim In view of increasing concern about a two-class system in the German health care
sector, this study investigates the relevance of health insurance schemes and other …

We offer a framework for identifying disparities in the distribution of healthcare opportunities.
In line with the Rawlsian tradition of fair equality of opportunity, we argue that these have to …

Background Primary health care includes all services provided on a first contact basis by
individuals or teams to maintain good health or to restore health where a breakdown has …

While public expenditure on health care and long‐term care (LTC) has been monitored for
many years in E uropean countries, far less attention has been paid to the financial …

En France, le principe d'équité horizontale dans l'accès aux soins est au cœur du pacte de
1945, selon la maxime «De chacun selon ses moyens, à chacun selon ses besoins». Pour …

Background There is a substantial body of evidence of income-related inequalities in dental
care use, attributed to the fact that dental care is often not covered by public health …