Funding health technologies in decentralized systems: A comparison between Italy and Spain

Health Policy

Volumn 92, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 313-321

  Cappellaro, Giulia ^a,b   Fattore, Giovanni ^a,b   Torbica, Aleksandra ^a,b  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b European Health Technology Institute for Socio Economic Research (EHTI)   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Health basket; Medical devices; Procurement; Reimbursement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY STENT; COST CONTROL; DECENTRALIZATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; ITALY; KNEE ENDOPROSTHESIS; LAW; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; POLITICS; REIMBURSEMENT; SPAIN;

COST CONTROL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ITALY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; SPAIN; STENTS;

EID: 69049084463     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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