Wpływ struktury finansowania na wyniki funkcjonowania systemów opieki zdrowotnej w krajach Unii Europejskiej
The impact of financing structure on the healthcare systems outcomes in the European Union countries

Summary/Abstract: Accessibility to effective healthcare services is an important socio-economic problem. The aim of this article is to assess the impact of the financing structure of health systems on population health outcomes. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) was adopted. The impact of the private spending structure, taking into account out-of-pocket payments on the patient’s health outcomes, measured by life expectancy and level of health needs compliance, was studied. The ranking of the European Union (EU) countries was established and in-depth analysis of the five best and five worst countries was carried out. Health outcomes depend on the financing structure. In countries with high levels of out-of-pocket payments health outcomes are significantly worse.

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