Economic Crisis, Health Systems and Health in Europe: Impact and Implications for Policy

Authors: Sarah Thomson, Matthew Jowett, Tamás Evetovits
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Edition: 1
Publish Year: 2015
ISBN: 9780335264001

Economic shocks threaten health and health systems' performance by increasing people's need for health care and hindering access to care: a situation compounded by cuts in public spending on health and other social services. Timely public policy action, however, can prevent these negative effects. While important public policy levers lie outside the health sector, in the hands of those responsible for fiscal policy and social protection, the health system's response is critical.