Background The use of research evidence to underpin public health policy is strongly
promoted. However, its implementation has not been straightforward. The objectives of this …

This synthesis seeks to assess and explain the effectiveness of policy interventions to
reduce elective wait times or lists. PubMed, EMBASE, EconLit, and grey literature were …

This paper empirically evaluates whether government ideology and electoral motives
influenced the growth of public health expenditures in 18 OECD countries over the 1971 …

We live in an age dominated by the cult of efficiency. Efficiency in the raging debate about
public goods is often used as a code word to advance political agendas. When it is used …

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 …

Almost every country exhibits two important health financing trends: health spending per
person rises and the share of out-of-pocket spending on health services declines. We …

This article examines the recent pattern and progress of health care reform in affluent
democracies, focusing in particular on Britain, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands and the …

Во втором издании монографии представлен анализ демографических показателей и
показателей здоровья населения с 1970 по 2014 г. Проанализирована деятельность …

There is increasing interest in the issue of informal payments for health care in low-and
middle-income countries. Emerging evidence suggests that the phenomenon is both …

In this article, we will further the explanation of the state's changing role in health care
systems belonging to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development …