Prelims
The Sustainability of Health Care Systems in Europe
ISBN: 978-1-83909-499-6, eISBN: 978-1-83909-498-9
ISSN: 0573-8555
Publication date: 22 March 2021
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(2021), "Prelims", Baltagi, B.H. and Moscone, F. (Ed.) The Sustainability of Health Care Systems in Europe (Contributions to Economic Analysis, Vol. 295), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. i-vii. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0573-855520210000295002
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The Sustainability of Health Care Systems in Europe
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Contributions to Economic Analysis 295
The Sustainability of Health Care Systems in Europe
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Badi H. Baltagi
Syracuse University, USA
Francesco Moscone
Brunel University London, UK and Cà Foscari University of Venice, Italy
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Introduction
The rapid evolution in the structure of society and the economy which occurred over the last decades has created new demands for healthcare services, ultimately putting pressure on policy makers whose concern is primarily related to the sustainability of the health care sector. Policy makers, while waiting for the discovery of effective treatments, are called for action in adjusting to these new demands and improving the organisation of health care and social services delivered to the population. Overall, policy makers understand the need to improve the efficiency of the health care delivery system, as well as tackle the shortage of health professionals, growing health inequalities and inequity to access in healthcare.
The first two contributions of this volume focus on the sustainability of health care systems at the European level. In particular, Guthmuller, Paruolo and Verzillo summarise the role of EU action in supporting health care policies in the EU Member States, emphasising the importance of coordinated actions. Brugiavini and Pasini exploit data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe to explore regional- and cohort-level differences in disease prevalence across Europe. The remaining chapters look at the sustainability of national health care systems mainly focussing on a single country, looking in particular at the key features and challenges of national health care systems and discussing recent reforms as well as possible approaches to be implemented in order to improve their financial sustainability. The countries studied are England, Ireland, Norway, Denmark, Poland, The Czech Republic, Austria, France, Spain, Portugal and Italy. Common challenges identified by these studies as contributing to the increase in health care costs are the ageing population, the rising rates in chronic illness, as well as supply side issues such as labour costs and rising prices for pharmaceutical products, therapies and new technologies. The chapters in this volume examine recent reforms as well as identify possible interventions targeting these issues, with the aim to make health care more financially sustainable. Finally, most of the chapters in this volume also discuss the implications and challenges induced by the COVID-19 pandemic on the national health care systems.
- Prelims
- Positive Externalities of EU Actions on Sustainability of Health Systems
- Disease Prevalence Across Europe: New Evidence from SHARE
- Policies and New Reforms to Address the Sustainability of the National Health Service and Adult Social Care in England
- The Sustainability of Ireland's Health Care System
- The Economic Sustainability of the Norwegian Healthcare System
- Sustainable Health Care and Health Care Reforms in Denmark 2000–2020
- Sustainability of the Polish Health Care System
- The Czech Health Care System
- The Austrian Healthcare System: Changes and Challenges
- Sustainability in the French Health System
- The Spanish Health-care System
- The Financial Sustainability of the Portuguese Health System
- Managing Health Shocks: An Analysis of the Italian Government Approach With the Covid-19
- Index