Norway's five million inhabitants are spread over nearly four hundredthousand square
kilometres, making it one of the most sparselypopulated countries in Europe. It has enjoyed …

Life expectancy in Sweden is high and the country performs well with respect to disease-
oriented indicators of health service outcomes and quality of care. The Swedish health …

This analysis of the Norwegian health system reviews recent developments in organization
and governance, health financing, health care provision, health reforms and health system …

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

This analysis of the Finnish health system reviews developments in its organization and
governance, financing, provision of services, health reforms and health system performance …

Denmark has a tradition of a decentralized health system. However, recent reforms and
policy initiatives have gradually centralized it in different ways. The structural reform of 2007 …

" The book is very valuable as actual information about the health systems in the Nordic
countries and the changes that have been made during the last two decades. It informs well …

This analysis of the Dutch health system reviews recent developmentsin organization and
governance, health financing, health care provision, health reforms and health system …

This analysis of the Swiss health system reviews recent developments in organization and
governance, health financing, health care provision, health reforms and health system …

Prologue: Many European countries are years, decades, ahead of the United States in
reforming their health care systems. At first glance, many of the nations appear to have …