Croatia: health system review 2021
Health Systems in Transition
; 23(2), 2021.
Article
in English
| GIM | ID: covidwho-1716673
ABSTRACT
This analysis of the Croatian health system reviews developments in its organization and governance, financing, provision of services, health reforms and health system performance. Croatia has a mandatory social health insurance system with nearly universal population coverage and a generous benefits package. Although per capita spending is low when compared to other EU countries, the share of public spending as a proportion of current health expenditure is high and out-of-pocket payments are low. There are sufficient physical and human resources overall, but some more remote areas, such as the islands off the Adriatic coast and rural areas in central and eastern Croatia, face shortages. While the Croatian health system provides a high degree of financial protection, more can be achieved in terms of improving health outcomes. Several mortality rates are among the highest in the EU, including mortality from cancer, preventable causes (including lung cancer, alcohol-related causes and road traffic deaths) and air pollution. Quality monitoring systems are underdeveloped, but available indicators on quality of care suggest much scope for improvement. Another challenge is waiting times, which were already long in the years before 2020 and are bound to have increased as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
reviews; health services; public health; health care; rural areas; health insurance; finance; health care costs; expenditure; human resources; human diseases; mortality; circulatory disorders; neoplasms; respiratory diseases; lung cancer; alcohol intake; roads; traffic; air pollution; monitoring; man; Croatia; Homo; Hominidae; primates; mammals; vertebrates; Chordata; animals; eukaryotes; Balkans; Southern Europe; Europe; European Union Countries; high income countries; Mediterranean Region; very high Human Development Index countries; death rate; blood circulation disorders; circulatory diseases; cancers; lung diseases; alcohol consumption; highways; atmospheric pollution
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Databases of international organizations
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GIM
Language:
English
Journal:
Health Systems in Transition
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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