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Health Care Reform in Greece: Progress and Reform Priorities
Author:
Niki Kalavrezou
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Hui Jin
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Series:
IMF Working Papers
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2021: Issue 189
Language:
English
Publication Date:
16 Jul 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513588834.001
ISBN:
9781513588834
ISSN:
1018-5941
Pages:
39
Keywords:
healthcare; health policy; structural reforms; health insurance; healthcare reform; reform priority; health outcome; healthcare policy; Health care spending; Total expenditures; Europe
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We review Greek public sector healthcare policies and health-related outcomes since 2010.We find that excess spending was successfully curtailed, elements of the institutional framework were modernized, and health outcomes have been relatively favorable. However, especially prior to Covid-19, public healthcare spending had been compressed to potentially unsustainable levels, with widening inequalities and large unmet needs, especially among the poor. Higher public spending and advancing structural healthcare reforms are needed to improve the efficiency and equity of the Greek healthcare system, including strengthening primary healthcare, reducing out-of-pocket payments, and eliminating remaining insurance gaps.
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