Glossary
Abstract
Executive Summary
1. Introduction
Geography and Socio-Demography
Economic Context
Political Context
Health Status
2. Organization and Governance
Historical Background
Organization
Decentralization and Centralization
Intersectorality
Health Information Systems
Regulation and Planning
Patient Empowerment
3. Financing
Health Expenditure
Sources of Revenue and Financing Flows
Overview of the Statutory Financing System
Out-of-Pocket Health Expenses
Private Health Insurance
Other Sources of Financing
Payment Mechanisms
4. Physical and Human Resources
Physical Resources
Human Resources
5. Provision of Services
Public Health
Patient Pathways
Primary/Ambulatory Care
Specialized Outpatient Care/Hospital Care
Emergency Care
Pharmaceutical Care
Rehabilitation and Intermediate Care
Long-term Care
Care by Informal Caregivers
Palliative Care
Mental Health
Dental Care
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
6. Principal Health Reforms
The System for Social Protection in Health
Financial Impact of SPSS
Equity and Efficiency Impacts of SPSS
Demand-Side Funding by SPSS
Portability and Convergence
Persistence of Segmentation
Future Developments
7. Assessment of the Health System
Health System Governance
Accessibility
Financial Protection
User Experience and Equity of Access to Health Care
Health Care Quality
Health System Outcomes
Health System Efficiency
8. Conclusions
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