Title Equity and Healthcare Reform in Developing Economies The Case of Turkey

Published Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (175 p.) Series Routledge International Studies in Health Economics Ser Routledge International Studies in Health Economics Ser Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of contents -- Illustrations -- Chapter 1 Equity in healthcare services -- The meaning and key concepts of equity in healthcare -- Globalization, personalized medicines, and an increasing concern for equity in healthcare -- Health system differences and equity in health system -- Health trends and equity -- Social inclusiveness and equity in healthcare -- References -- Chapter 2 International comparison of equity in healthcare services -- International comparison of equity in healthcare services International differences in the level of health expenditures -- International differences regarding the concern for equity -- Health reforms and health equity -- Current health system problems and increasing need to consider equity in health -- References -- Chapter 3 Equity in health services and policy advice for developing countries -- Equity in health interventions in developing countries -- Maternal and newborn health -- Communicable (infectious) diseases -- Noncommunicable diseases -- Equity in distribution of health financing in developing countries Catastrophic expenditure and impoverishment expenditure -- Policy advice to improve equities in developing countries -- References -- Chapter 4 Equity lessons learned from pharmerging countries -- Characteristics of pharmerging countries -- Brazil -- China -- India -- Russia -- Mexico -- Thailand -- References -- Chapter 5 Equity in health services in emerging markets similar to Turkey -- Healthcare financing and affordability in the N-11 emerging markets -- Healthcare financing and affordability for Turkey's neighbors Recommendations to build strong health systems in Southeastern Europe and Turkey -- References -- Chapter 6 Health reform in Turkey and inclusive policies -- Historical background of Turkish health reform -- A brief overview of Turkish neoliberal economy policies -- Historical overview of health reforms in Turkey -- Historical overview of the pharmaceutical industry in Turkey -- AKP's health reform -- Main tenets of AKP's health reform -- Effects of AKP's health reform on different functions of healthcare services -- Healthcare becomes focused policymaking area of AKP government The changing direction of Turkish economy and need for equity analysis of redistributive policies -- References -- Chapter 7 Measurement of the level of equity in healthcare services -- Equity measurement in healthcare services -- Index approaches -- Traditional ways of measuring inequalities -- Entropy indices -- Atkinson index -- Measurement of progressivity of distribution of OOP health expenditure -- Kakwani index -- Curve approaches -- Lorenz curve -- Concentration curve -- Visualization of Lorenz and concentration curves -- References Notes Description based upon print version of record Chapter 8 Equity in pharmaceutical expenditures under health reform in Turkey Subject Health care reform -- Turkey Public health -- Turkey Medical care, Cost of -- Turkey Health care reform -- Developing countries Health care reform Medical care, Cost of Public health Developing countries Turkey Form Electronic book ISBN 9781000214635 100021463X 9781000214475 1000214478 9781000214550 1000214559 9781003095989 1003095984

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