Healthcare financing reform in turkey: Context and salient features

Journal of European Social Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 178-193

  Yildirim, Hasan Hüseyin ^a   Yildirim, Türkan ^b  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

general health insurance scheme; health policy; health transformation programme; healthcare financing reform; Turkey

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL SERVICES; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; INSURANCE SYSTEM; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY REFORM; SERVICE PROVISION;

TURKEY;

EID: 79956157946     PISSN: 09589287     EISSN: 14617269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0958928710395045     Document Type: Article

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