Organization And Financing Models Of Health Service In Selected Countries

• Main Authors: Branimir Marković, Slavko Vukić
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Economics in Osijek 2009-07-01
• Series: Ekonomski Vjesnik
• Subjects: organization models; health services scheme; difficulties in health services
• Online Access: http://hrcak.srce.hr/file/67026

The introductory part of the work gives a short theoretical presentation regarding possible financing models of health services in the world. In the applicative part of the work we shall present the basic practical models of financing health services in the countries that are the leaders of classic methods of health services financing, e. g. the USA, Great Britain, Germany and Croatia. Working out the applicative part of the work we gave the greatest significance to analysis of some macroeconomic indicators in health services (tendency of total health consumption in relation to GDP, average consumption per insured person etc.), to structure analysis of health insurance and just to the scheme of health service organization and financing. We presume that each model of health service financing contains certain limitations that can cause problem (weak organization, increase of expenses etc.). This is the reason why we, in the applicative part of the work, paid a special attention to analysis of financial difficulties in the health sector and pointed to the needs and possibilities of solving them through possible reform measures. The end part of the work aims to point out to advantages and disadvantages of individual financing sources through the comparison method (budgetary – taxes or social health insurance – contributions).