CEU eTD Collection (2008); Ivanchenko, Liudmyla Yuriyivna: THE PROBLEM OF MEDICAL INSURANCE IN TRANSITIONAL COUNTIRES: LESSONS FOR UKRAINE

CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2008
Author Ivanchenko, Liudmyla Yuriyivna
Title THE PROBLEM OF MEDICAL INSURANCE IN TRANSITIONAL COUNTIRES: LESSONS FOR UKRAINE
Summary Ukrainian health care requires urgent reform which should affect the fundamentals of the system. Current budget financing is not sufficient to cover even the basic needs of population and the system of health care is almost collapsed. This research argues for necessity of fundamental reform that will change the system from budget financing to the system of general mandatory health insurance. This system is considered to be more efficient and acceptable for Ukraine than the current one with predominantly direct payments and severe budget underfinancing. The experience of other transitional countries can be used for the elaboration of such a system in Ukraine. The research will be based on a review of literature and data from primary and secondary sources and legislative proposals in Ukraine concerning the reformation of health care system. Not individual cases but the general trends of the health care systems of transitional countries of Central Europe and Russia will be analyzed. The problems in the health care system of Ukraine are greater than in chosen transitional countries. That is why very fundamental changes are needed; among them the most important one is the amendment to the Constitution.
Supervisor Fölsz, Attila, Péter, Mihályi
Department Political Science MA
Full texthttps://www.etd.ceu.edu/2008/ivanchenko_liudmyla.pdf

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