Health policy responses to the financial crisis in Europe

Summary:

The study presents a framework for analysing health policy responses to economic shocks; summarizing the results of a survey of health policy responses to the financial crisis in the European Region's 53 Member States; and discussing the potential effects of these responses on health system performance.

The document highlight somes solutions, such as increased risk pooling; strategic purchasing, patient reported outcome measures and other forms of feedback; health technology assessment shifting from inpatient to day-case or ambulatory care, integration and coordination of primary care and secondary care, and of health and social care; etc.