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European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
Government•Brussels, Belgium•
About: European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies is a government organization based out in Brussels, Belgium. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Health care & Health policy. The organization has 106 authors who have published 399 publications receiving 19017 citations.
Topics: Health care, Health policy, Public health, European union, Population
Papers published on a yearly basis
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TL;DR: Rises in unemployment are associated with significant short-term increases in premature deaths from intentional violence, while reducing traffic fatalities, and active labour market programmes that keep and reintegrate workers in jobs could mitigate some adverse health effects of economic downturns.
1,294 citations
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TL;DR: Although there are many potentially confounding differences between countries, the analysis suggests that the interaction of fiscal austerity with economic shocks and weak social protection is what ultimately seems to escalate health and social crises in Europe.
1,161 citations
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TL;DR: Key aspects of migration and health in Europe are described, including the scale of international migration, available data for migrant health, barriers to accessing health services, ways of improving health service provision to migrants, and migrant health policies that have been adopted across Europe.
614 citations
01 Mar 2016
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an analysis of the Dutch health system, focusing on recent developments in organization and governance, health financing, healthcare provision, health reforms and health system performance.
Abstract: This analysis of the Dutch health system reviews recent developments in organization and governance, health financing, healthcare provision, health reforms and health system performance. Without doubt, two major reforms implemented since the mid-2000s are among the main issues today. The newly implemented long-term care reform will have to realize a transition from publicly provided care to more self-reliance on the part of the citizens and a larger role for municipalities in its organization. A particular point of attention is how the new governance arrangements and responsibilities in long-term care will work together. The 2006 reform replaced the division between public and private insurance by one universal social health insurance and introduced managed competition as a driving mechanism in the healthcare system. Although the reform was initiated almost a decade ago, its stepwise implementation continues to bring changes in the healthcare system in general and in the role of actors in particular. In terms of performance, essential healthcare services are within easy reach and waiting times have been decreasing. The basic health insurance package and compensations for lower incomes protect citizens against catastrophic spending. Out-of-pocket payments are low from an international perspective. Moreover, the Dutch rate the quality of the health system and their health as good. International comparisons show that the Netherlands has low antibiotic use, a low number of avoidable hospitalizations and a relatively low avoidable mortality. National studies show that healthcare has made major contributions to the health of the Dutch population as reflected in increasing life expectancy. Furthermore, some indicators such as the prescription of generics and length of stay reveal improvements in efficiency over the past years. Nevertheless, the Netherlands still has one of the highest per capita health expenditures in Europe, although growth has slowed considerably after reverting to more traditional sector agreements on spending.
591 citations
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TL;DR: There are signs that health outcomes have worsened, especially in vulnerable groups and reports in the media indicate that the inability to repay high levels of personal debt might be a key factor in the increase in suicides.
579 citations
Authors
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Martin McKee | 138 | 1732 | 125972 |
Martin Knapp | 106 | 1067 | 48518 |
Martin Prince | 104 | 590 | 65314 |
David Stuckler | 76 | 396 | 24495 |
Peter C. Smith | 69 | 340 | 15773 |
Peter P. Groenewegen | 65 | 517 | 21148 |
Reinhard Busse | 62 | 445 | 23830 |
Elias Mossialos | 60 | 364 | 12074 |
Michael McKee | 56 | 246 | 12692 |
David McDaid | 52 | 363 | 9952 |
Nicholas Mays | 48 | 303 | 21699 |
Johan Bilsen | 44 | 179 | 5419 |
Ellen Nolte | 42 | 244 | 8302 |
Bernd Rechel | 40 | 153 | 5777 |
Dina Balabanova | 39 | 161 | 4778 |