Financing of the healthcare system at introduction
| Quick info | |
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| Data type | String |
| Scale | String |
| Value labels | Not applicable |
| Technical name | health_HC_financing_IntroDescription |
| Category | Health and long-term care |
| Label | Financing of the healthcare system at introduction |
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This variable describes the features of the healthcare system at the point of introduction. It describes the system of financing as defined in the respective legislation. The description includes information such as the sources of financing, and, where applicable, the level of contribution rates or insurance premiums.
Coding rules
Description of the the system of financing.
Bibliographic info
Citation: de Carvalho, Gabriela, Alexander Polte, Katharina Scherf, Mai Mohamed Abdou Mahmoud , Lorraine Frisina Doetter. 2021. Trends in time: Identifying health care system introductions worldwide. SFB1342 Working Paper 16. Bremen: SOCIUM, SFB 1342. Achim Schmid, Gabriela de Carvalho, Antonio Basilicata, and Heinz Rothgang. 2021. Classifying healthcare systems at introduction: Types of healthcare systems under public responsibility. SFB 1342 Working Paper 13. Bremen: SOCIUM, SFB 1342.
- Frisina Doetter, Lorraine, Achim Schmid, Gabriela de Carvalho, and Heinz Rothgang. 2021. “Comparing apples to oranges? Minimizing typological biases to better classify healthcare systems globally.” Health Policy OPEN 2 (1): 1-8. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hpopen.2021.100035.
Misc
Project manager(s): Gabriela de Carvalho; Achim Schmid
- Version 0.001: Initial release
Revisions: No revisions yet
Sources
- National legislation, expert survey, secondary literature, see bibliographic info
