Health policy making under information constraints: An evaluation of the policy responses to the economic crisis in Greece

Health Policy

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 279-284

  Goranitis, Ilias ^a   Siskou, Olga ^b   Liaropoulos, Lycourgos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Austerity; Economic crisis; Greece; Health reforms; System of health accounts (SHA)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; GREECE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT CARE; TAX; ECONOMIC RECESSION; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARDS;

COST CONTROL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ECONOMIC RECESSION; GREECE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH POLICY; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 84908217880     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2014.07.012     Document Type: Article

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