Health Reforms in Central and Eastern Europe

BJÖRKMAN, James Warner and Juraj NEMEC. Health Reforms in Central and Eastern Europe. The NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy. Bratislava: NISPAcee Press, 2013, vol. 6, No 1, p. 131-152. ISSN 1337-9038.

Basic information

• Original name: Health Reforms in Central and Eastern Europe
• Authors: BJÖRKMAN, James Warner (528 Netherlands, guarantor) and Juraj NEMEC (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: The NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy, Bratislava, NISPAcee Press, 2013, 1337-9038.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 50200 5.2 Economics and Business
• Country of publisher: Slovakia
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14560/13:00066515
• Organization unit: Faculty of Economics and Administration
• Keywords in English: Central and Eastern Europe; health care; health reforms; health finance; access; quality
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

Given the dramatic changes in Central and Eastern Europe since the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 and the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991, local-area experts under the umbrella of NISPAcee were challenged to examine their national systems of health care as well as proposals to reform them. This article summarizes this research with a focus on outcomes from reforms in areas of health finance, quality and access. While no blueprint is offered, intriguing patterns emerge across the cases plus observations about “next steps” in the unfolding process of health reforms in the region.

Links

• GAP403/12/0366, research and development project: Name: Identifikace a evaluace regionálně specifických faktorů úspěšnosti reforem v duchu NPM ? země CEE