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Scientific paper - Original scientific paper
Health care funding reforms in Croatia: a case of mistaken priorities
Health Policy, 80 (2007), 1; 144-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2006.02.016
Vončina, Luka; Džakula, Aleksandar; Mastilica, Miroslav

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Vončina, L., Džakula, A. & Mastilica, M. (2007). Health care funding reforms in Croatia: a case of mistaken priorities. Health Policy, 80. (1), 144-157. doi: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2006.02.016

Vončina, Luka, et al. "Health care funding reforms in Croatia: a case of mistaken priorities." Health Policy, vol. 80, no. 1, 2007, pp. 144-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2006.02.016

Vončina, Luka, Aleksandar Džakula and Miroslav Mastilica. "Health care funding reforms in Croatia: a case of mistaken priorities." Health Policy 80, no. 1 (2007): 144-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2006.02.016

Vončina, L., Džakula, A. and Mastilica, M. (2007) 'Health care funding reforms in Croatia: a case of mistaken priorities', Health Policy, 80(1), pp. 144-157. doi: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2006.02.016

Vončina L, Džakula A, Mastilica M. Health care funding reforms in Croatia: a case of mistaken priorities. Health Policy [Internet]. 2007 January [cited 2024 December 27];80(1):144-157. doi: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2006.02.016

L. Vončina, A. Džakula and M. Mastilica, "Health care funding reforms in Croatia: a case of mistaken priorities", Health Policy, vol. 80, no. 1, pp. 144-157, January 2007. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:105:026122. [Accessed: 27 December 2024]

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Title (english)Health care funding reforms in Croatia: a case of mistaken priorities
AuthorLuka Vončina
AuthorAleksandar Džakula
AuthorMiroslav Mastilica
Author's institutionUniversity of Zagreb
School of Medicine
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE
Public Health and Health Care
Abstract (english)
This study provides an overview of funding mechanisms in Croatian health care and analyses them in terms of sustainability, efficiency and equity. The study presents an in depth investigation of problems facing funding health care in Croatia: high expenditure, inadequate financial resources, continuous deficits of the state insurance fund, lack of transparency in funding, an aging population, etc. Furthermore, the study provides a critical overview of reforms that have been implemented to counter those issues from 1990 to 2002. The study argues that the implemented reforms over relied on shifting health expenditure from public to private sources in addressing financial deficits in the system. The study argues that, instead, the reforms should have focused more on curbing rising expenditure in health care providers. Emphasis has been put on the extent to which the reforms affected the conceptual-social foundations of the system. Finally, the paper provides recommendations for policy makers in Croatia and presents an overview of Croatian experiences that might be of interest to researchers and policy makers internationally.
Keywords (english)
Languageenglish
Publication typeScientific paper - Original scientific paper
Publication statusPublished
Peer reviewPeer review
Publication versionAccepted version
Journal titleHealth Policy
Numberingvol. 80, no. 1, pp. 144-157
p-ISSN0168-8510
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2006.02.016
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:105:026122
Publication2007-01
Document URLhttp://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2006.02.016
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