The Austrian government is promoting the creation of health purchasing agencies on state and federal level in order to optimise resource utilization, enhance integration of service delivery and pool financial resources to improve purchasing. The main task of these agencies is to purchase services according to predefined quality standards and prices. If implemented, the creation of these agencies would constitute the most important health sector reform since the Social Security Act 1955
As a part of social policy, the Austrian government adopted a plan for long-term care. The plan seek...
On October 25, 2006, the German government presented a comprehensive health care reform bill. The la...
Provides an overview of evidence-based policy making in the German healthcare system. Focuses on the...
To enhance planning, control and financing competence the Austrian government is promoting the creat...
Based on stipulations in the 2005 Austrian health reform bill, nine State Health Agencies and its he...
In 2006, State Health Agencies and its Health Platforms were established in each of Austria's nine f...
In the Austrian state of Vorarlberg an idea of creating a state led purchase fund was launched. Thro...
In January 2007, Austria's two biggest parties - the social democratic SPÖ and the conservative ÖVP ...
Authorisation of health insurance funds to collect socially adjusted user fees with simultaneous abo...
AbstractThe Austrian health system is much more complex and fragmented than in other OECD countries....
The two main reasons for a future cost increase in the pharmaceutical sector in Austria are the demo...
Based on a verdict by the Constitutional Court, the Federation of Social Security Institutions (FSSI...
Prevention and health promotion are important areas of welfare state activity and can be considered ...
As a part of the new Austrian government's programme for the next legislative period, contribution r...
At the end of May 2018, the new Austrian centre-right government, in office since 2017, announced a ...
As a part of social policy, the Austrian government adopted a plan for long-term care. The plan seek...
On October 25, 2006, the German government presented a comprehensive health care reform bill. The la...
Provides an overview of evidence-based policy making in the German healthcare system. Focuses on the...
To enhance planning, control and financing competence the Austrian government is promoting the creat...
Based on stipulations in the 2005 Austrian health reform bill, nine State Health Agencies and its he...
In 2006, State Health Agencies and its Health Platforms were established in each of Austria's nine f...
In the Austrian state of Vorarlberg an idea of creating a state led purchase fund was launched. Thro...
In January 2007, Austria's two biggest parties - the social democratic SPÖ and the conservative ÖVP ...
Authorisation of health insurance funds to collect socially adjusted user fees with simultaneous abo...
AbstractThe Austrian health system is much more complex and fragmented than in other OECD countries....
The two main reasons for a future cost increase in the pharmaceutical sector in Austria are the demo...
Based on a verdict by the Constitutional Court, the Federation of Social Security Institutions (FSSI...
Prevention and health promotion are important areas of welfare state activity and can be considered ...
As a part of the new Austrian government's programme for the next legislative period, contribution r...
At the end of May 2018, the new Austrian centre-right government, in office since 2017, announced a ...
As a part of social policy, the Austrian government adopted a plan for long-term care. The plan seek...
On October 25, 2006, the German government presented a comprehensive health care reform bill. The la...
Provides an overview of evidence-based policy making in the German healthcare system. Focuses on the...