CONTEXT: From the mid-1990s several countries have introduced elements of regulated
competition in healthcare. The aim of this paper is to identify the most important …

This paper explores the goals and implementation of reforms introducing choice of and
competition among insurers providing statutory health coverage in Belgium, Germany, the …

Abstract This paper uses Hospital Episode Statistics, English administrative data, to
investigate the growth in admitted patient health care expenditures and the implications of …

This report attempts to assess whether--and to what degree-better care coordination can
improve health system performance in terms of quality and cost-efficiency. Coordination of …

The Health Systems in Transition (‎ HiT)‎ profiles are country-based reports that provide a
detailed description of a health system and of policyinitiatives in progress or under …

Executive summary This document explores how long-term care is financed in high-and
middle-income countries. It also discusses possibilities for low-income countries to increase …

Background Quantifying population health is important for public health policy. Since
national disease registers recording clinical diagnoses are often not available, pharmacy …

This paper exploits the transitions between tax-financed health care and social health
insurance in the OECD countries over the period 1960-2006 to assess the effects of …

In this paper we analyse the developments concerning risk adjustment and risk selection in
Belgium, Germany, Israel, the Netherlands and Switzerland in the period 2000–2006. Since …

The mobilization of funds for health care has gained prominent attention around the world.
Billions of dollars in new funds are flowing into health care in low-and middle-income …