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The Slovak Health Insurance System and The Potential Role for Private Health Insurance: Policy Challenges

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  • Francesca Colombo
  • Nicole Tapay

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This paper analyses the Slovak health insurance system and the policy challenges it faces. It describes the structure of health coverage and health sector reforms being implemented by the Slovak government. It provides a preliminary assessment of the possible impact of such reforms, with a focus on the health insurance system and the possible introduction of private health insurance (PHI). It assesses how private health insurance would impact upon the health system, particularly equity, efficiency incentives facing providers and insurers, and responsiveness. The Slovak health system is based upon a mandatory Bismarck-style social health insurance system. Contributions are shared between employers and employees and the state contributes for the inactive population. Five non-profit and non-competing insurers operate nationwide, one of which covers two-thirds of the population. Individuals can freely enrol with any of the insurance companies and a risk equalisation system ... Ce document présente une analyse du système d’assurance de santé Slovaque et les défis politiques que celui-ci engendre. Une description de la structure de couverture santé et des réformes mises en oeuvre par le gouvernement Slovaque y est présentée ainsi qu’une évaluation préliminaire de l’impact possible de telles réformes. L’accent est porté sur le système d’assurance-maladie et l’introduction possible d’une assurance maladie privée (AMP). Y figure également une évaluation de la manière dont une AMP aura des répercussions sur le système de santé lui-même et plus particulièrement en ce qui concerne l’équité et les incitations à l’efficience auxquelles sont confrontés les fournisseurs de services et les assureurs et la réactivité du système de santé face aux besoins des utilisateurs. Le système de santé Slovaque et basé sur un système d’assurance maladie sociale obligatoire du style Bismarck. Les contributions sont partagées entre les employeurs et les employés avec une ...

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  • Francesca Colombo & Nicole Tapay, 2004. "The Slovak Health Insurance System and The Potential Role for Private Health Insurance: Policy Challenges," OECD Health Working Papers 11, OECD Publishing.
  • Handle: RePEc:oec:elsaad:11-en
    DOI: 10.1787/561285317408
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    • I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • I19 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Other

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