Health sector reforms in Argentina and the performance of the health financing system

Health Policy

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 88-99

  Cavagnero, Eleonora ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Argentina; Health care reform; Health financing; Pooling; Purchasing

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BUDGET; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL COST; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; PURCHASING; SOCIAL INSURANCE;

ARGENTINA; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 50149118377     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2008.02.009     Document Type: Article

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