The political economy of the public–private mix in heath expenditure: An empirical review of thirteen OECD countries

Local Public Services in Italy: Still Fragmentation

“…The Europe-wide movement to open up health services in general and the hospital sector in particular has become an issue for scholarly debate in comparative research on social and health policy. The infl uence of 'neoliberal' ideas to reduce state regulatory intervention in the public hospital service to a minimum and to base public governance of hospitals fundamentally on the market mechanism is widely debated (Tiemann et al 2012 ;Mou 2013 ;Clemens et al 2014 In this chapter we provide insights into the restructuring of the hospital sector and its governance in two major European countries, Germany and France. These two countries belong to the so-called 'Bismarckian regimes' of welfare state governance and follow similar health policies.…”

“…The continuing shift to expensive, high-technology medicine not only has profound implications for surgical procedures, it also increases the overall cost of healthcare dramatically. Demographic change is also considered an important catalyst for reforming hospital governance (Mou 2013 ). The aging population means that there is rising demand for inpatient care which increases healthcare costs.…”

Modelo conceitual aplicável a estudos sobre determinantes sociais da saúde em municípios brasileiros

“…Overall, the increase in private health expenditures is expected to reduce public health expenditure; likewise, the increase in health insurance coverage is associated with reduced mortality indicators. There is a wide literature dedicated to private health care, such as Leite (2009), Nishijima, Cyrillo and Biasoto Junior (2010), Blanchette and Tolley (2001), Inoue, Rodrigues and Afonso (2015), Mou (2013) and Leal (2014).…”

Policy induced increases in private healthcare financing provide short-term relief of total healthcare expenditure growth: Evidence from OECD countries

“…These reforms either target the private share of HCF from the supply side, the demand side, or both. Decentralization of financial authority with the objective to 19601967, 19891989Canada 197019861986Denmark 19711984, 19901984, 1990Finland 1960-2013France 199020032003Germany 1970-20131983, 19981983, 1998Greece* 1987-2011(1994) (1994) Iceland 1960-2013Ireland 19601985Italy 1988-201319941994Japan 1960Netherlands 1972-201319961996New Zealand 1970-201119901990Norway 1960-20131980, 19881988Portugal 1970…”