- Additional Authors
- Description
- 141 p.; 21 x 29.7cm.
- Summary
- In 2008, the OECD launched a survey to collect information on the health systems characteristics of member countries. This paper presents the informaton provided by 29 of these countries in 2009. It describes country-specific arrangements to organise the population coverage against health risks and the financing of health spending. It depicts the organisation of health care delivery, focusing on the public/private mix of health care provision, provider payment schemes, user choice and competition among providers, as well as the regulation of heallth care suppply and prices. Finally, this document provides information on governnance and resource allocation in health systems (decentralisation in decisionmaking, nature of budget constraints and priority setting).
- Series Statement
- OECD Health Working Papers, 1815-2015 ; no.50
- Uniform Title
- OECD Health Working Papers, no.50.
- Subject
- Social Issues/Migration/Health
- LCCN
- 10.1787/5kmfxfq9qbnr-en
- OCLC
- oecd-lib
- Author
Paris, Valérie.
- Title
Health Systems Institutional Characteristics [electronic resource]: A Survey of 29 OECD Countries / Valérie Paris, Marion Devaux and Lihan Wei
- Imprint
Paris : OECD Publishing, 2010.
- Series
OECD Health Working Papers, 1815-2015 ; no.50
OECD Health Working Papers, 1815-2015 ; no.50.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
Social Issues/Migration/Health
- Added Author
Devaux, Marion.
Wei, Lihan.
- Other Standard Identifier
10.1787/5kmfxfq9qbnr-en doi