Private health expenditure in the Greek health care system: Where truth ends and the myth begins
Health PolicyPublished 20 May 2008
Όλγα Σίσκου, Δάφνη Καϊτελίδου, Vasiliki Papakonstantinou, Lycourgos Liaropoulos
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The results indicate that the rise in private health expenditure and the development of the private sector during the last 20 years in Greece is associated with public under financing.
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The rise in private health expenditure and the development of the private sector during the last 20 years in Greece is associated with public under financing. The gap was filled by the private sector through increased investment, mostly in upgraded amenities and new technology. Today, the complementary nature of private care in Greece is no longer disputed, but is a matter of serious concern, as it undermines the constitutionally guaranteed free access and equitable distribution of health resources.
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