Chawla, Mukesh2012-05-312012-05-312007978-0-8213-7151-0https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6771The main objectives of this study, Health care spending in the new EU member states: controlling costs and improving quality, are to take stock of recent trends in health expenditure aggregates in the public sector and to identify specific areas of reform consistent with the objectives of consolidating the fiscal situation in these countries without adversely affecting the production, delivery and utilization of health services. The book begins with an introduction and the rest of this study is organized as follows: Chapter 2 discusses trends and structure of health expenditures in the EU8. Chapter 3 assesses the nature and extent of indebtedness in the health sectors. Chapter 4 discusses the key expenditure areas. Chapter 5 presents population ageing and proliferation of medical technology as the future spending pressure points in the health sector. Chapter 6 focuses on the management of health expenditures. Finally, Chapter 7 concludes.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACUTE CAREAGEDALCOHOLISMCAPACITY BUILDINGCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASESCHRONIC DISEASESCITIESCLINICSCOST-EFFICIENCYDAY CAREDECISION MAKINGDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIESDISABILITIESDISABILITYDISSEMINATIONDOCTORSDRUG ABUSEDUE DILIGENCEECONOMIC GROWTHEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT CREATIONEXPENDITURESFAMILIESFAMILY PHYSICIANFINANCIAL PROTECTIONFINANCIAL RISKFINANCIAL RISK PROTECTIONGENERAL PRACTICEGOVERNMENT INITIATIVESGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHEALTH CARE COSTSHEALTH CARE FINANCINGHEALTH CARE PROVIDERSHEALTH CARE SERVICESHEALTH CARE SYSTEMHEALTH CENTERSHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH INDICATORSHEALTH INFRASTRUCTUREHEALTH INSURANCEHEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGEHEALTH INSURANCE SCHEMEHEALTH POLICYHEALTH PROFESSIONALSHEALTH PROMOTIONHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SECTOR REFORMHEALTH SERVICEHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH STATUSHEALTH SYSTEMHEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCEHOSPITALHOSPITAL BEDSHOSPITAL CAPACITYHOSPITAL CAREHOSPITAL SECTORHOSPITALSHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHYPERTENSIONIMMUNODEFICIENCYINCOME GROUPSINFANTINFANT MORTALITYINFANT MORTALITY RATESINFORMAL PAYMENTSINSTITUTIONALIZATIONLOCAL GOVERNMENTSLOCAL POPULATIONMATERNAL MORTALITYMEDICAL EDUCATIONMEDICAL EQUIPMENTMILLENNIUM CHALLENGEMODERNIZATIONMORTALITYNATIONAL HEALTHNATIONAL LEVELNATIONALSNEEDS ASSESSMENTNURSESORPHAN CHILDRENOUTPATIENT SERVICESPATIENTPAYMENTS FOR HEALTH SERVICESPENSIONSPHYSICIANSPOLICY DECISIONSPOLICY DEVELOPMENTPOLICY FRAMEWORKPOOR QUALITY CAREPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYPREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENPRIMARY CAREPRIMARY HEALTH CAREPRIVATE SECTORPROGRESSPUBLIC EXPENDITUREPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SPENDINGQUALITY CONTROLQUALITY SERVICESREFERRALSREHABILITATIONRESIDENTIAL CARERESOURCE ALLOCATIONRURAL AREASSAFETY NETSSCREENINGSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE PROVIDERSSERVICE PROVISIONSERVICE QUALITYSKILLS DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL INSURANCESOCIAL SECTORSOCIAL SECTORSSOCIAL SERVICESOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL WELFARESOCIAL WORKERSSUPPORT FOR PEOPLESUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETUBERCULOSISVICTIMSVIOLENCEVISITSVULNERABLE GROUPSWARWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-7151-0