Review article
Organization And Financing Models Of Health Service In Selected Countries
Branimir Marković
Slavko Vukić
Abstract
The introductory part of the work gives a short theoretical presentation regarding possible financing
models of health services in the world. In the applicative part of the work we shall present the basic practical
models of financing health services in the countries that are the leaders of classic methods of health services
financing, e. g. the USA, Great Britain, Germany and Croatia. Working out the applicative part of the
work we gave the greatest significance to analysis of some macroeconomic indicators in health services
(tendency of total health consumption in relation to GDP, average consumption per insured person etc.), to
structure analysis of health insurance and just to the scheme of health service organization and financing.
We presume that each model of health service financing contains certain limitations that can cause problem
(weak organization, increase of expenses etc.). This is the reason why we, in the applicative part of the work,
paid a special attention to analysis of financial difficulties in the health sector and pointed to the needs and
possibilities of solving them through possible reform measures. The end part of the work aims to point out
to advantages and disadvantages of individual financing sources through the comparison method (budgetary
– taxes or social health insurance – contributions).
Keywords
organization models; health services scheme; difficulties in health services
Hrčak ID:
42885
URI
Publication date:
10.7.2009.
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