COMPARISON OF EFFECTIVENESS OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE SYSTEM AND THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE IN WESTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES (Porównanie skutecznosci ubezpieczeniowego systemu ochrony zdrowia i narodowej sluzby zdrowia w krajach zachodnioeuropejskich)

• Authors: Nojszewska Ewelina
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

This article concentrates on researches on problem of economic efficiency and clinical effectiveness of two models of health care system - national health system and social insurance system - both functioning in western European countries. At the beginning main characteristics of both models are presented. Then results of and conclusions from many papers and researches are discussed. Summing up, it can be said that there is no winner. Each model represented in different countries is better in some areas and worse in others. What is more, Beveridge and Biskarck systems performing in western countries are hybrids with many similarities not only differences. So, there are no straightforward conclusions for Polish health care system.

Keywords

EN

HEALTH INDICATORS; INSURANCE SYSTEM; MODELS OF HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; NATIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

Discipline

• ECONOMICS: ECONOMICS

• Publisher: Oficyna Wydawnicza Uczelni Łazarskiego
• Journal: Myśl Ekonomiczna i Prawna
• Year: 2009
• Issue: 4(27)
• Pages: 9-43
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Nojszewska Ewelina

• Ewelina Noiszewska, Glówna Szkola Handlowa w Warszawie, al.Niepodleglosci 162, 02-554 Warszawa, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

10PLAAAA087118