Financing of health care services in Hungary

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 252-258

  Boncz, Imre ^a,c   Nagy, Júlia ^a   Sebestyén, Andor ^b   Korösi, László ^a  

^a National Health Insurance Fund   (Hungary)

^b South Transdanubian Regional Health Insurance Fund Administration   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Health care financing; Health insurance; Health services; Hungary; Managed care

Indexed keywords

BUDGET; CLASSIFICATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUNGARY; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; POLITICS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; TAX; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BUDGETS; CAPITATION FEE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; HUNGARY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 6044242246     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-004-0228-3     Document Type: Review

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