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 …

Objectives The function of pooling and the ways that countries organize this is critical for
countries' progress towards universal health coverage, but its potential as a policy …

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 …

Social health insurance (SHI) is enjoying something of a revival in parts of the developing
world. Many countries that have in the past relied largely on tax finance (and out‐of‐pocket …

Policy analysts consider the Netherlands health system a possible model for the United
States. Since 2006 all Dutch citizens have to buy standardized individual health insurance …

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 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 …

Since 1978 when it embarked on sweeping agricultural and industrial reforms, China's
economic growth has been remarkable. Its success in transforming itself within just three …

Influenza epidemics impose great losses in both human and financial terms. Billions of
dollars are spent annually on vaccination programs aimed at fighting seasonal influenza …

All reasonable precautions have been taken by the World Health Organization to verify the
information contained in this publication. However, the published material is being …