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The Analysis of the Private Health Insurance Market in Romania

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  • Adina Elena DănuleÈ›iu

    (“1st of December 1918†University of Alba Iulia)

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Healthcare in Romania is mainly financed (around 75%) from public resources (government schemes and social compulsory health insurance), just less than 25% of total expenditure on health coming from other sources such as co-payments, informal patient payments and payments from other insurance companies. The paper aim is to analyze the evolution of the Romanian Voluntary private health insurance (VPHI) market in 2016-2018 period of time and, based on the indicators analyzed and on the opinions from literature, to provide explanations of the evolution and some ideas for future development.

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  • Adina Elena DănuleÈ›iu, 2019. "The Analysis of the Private Health Insurance Market in Romania," Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series, Ovidius University of Constantza, Faculty of Economic Sciences, vol. 0(2), pages 711-719, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ovi:oviste:v:xix:y:2019:i:2:p:711-719
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    Keywords

    financing health system; private health insurance;

    JEL classification:

    • G22 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Insurance; Insurance Companies; Actuarial Studies
    • I13 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Insurance, Public and Private

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