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Health policy making under information constraints: An evaluation of the policy responses to the economic crisis in Greece

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  • Goranitis, Ilias
  • Siskou, Olga
  • Liaropoulos, Lycourgos

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Cost consolidation in the highly fragmented and inefficient Greek health care system was necessary. However, policies introduced were partly formed in a context of insufficient information. Expenditure data from a consumption point of view were lacking and the depth of the political and structural problems was of unknown magnitude to the supervisory authorities.

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  • Goranitis, Ilias & Siskou, Olga & Liaropoulos, Lycourgos, 2014. "Health policy making under information constraints: An evaluation of the policy responses to the economic crisis in Greece," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 117(3), pages 279-284.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:117:y:2014:i:3:p:279-284
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2014.07.012
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