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EU funds as a catalyst of change for the Slovak healthcare system?
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Abstract In the programming period 2007-2013, the European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF) invested €237 million in Slovak hospitals. We investigate whether this injection of additional funds has improved the quality of healthcare in the targeted hospitals. As a measure of quality, we use the readmissi... view more
In the programming period 2007-2013, the European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF) invested €237 million in Slovak hospitals. We investigate whether this injection of additional funds has improved the quality of healthcare in the targeted hospitals. As a measure of quality, we use the readmission rate (ratio of readmissions within 30 days over total hospitalizations) and the mortality rate. Our results show a statistically significant but small effect of ESIF on the readmission rate but not on the mortality rate. We argue that these results suggest that the main problem in Slovak healthcare is low productivity rather than lack of funding.... view less
Keywords
Slovakia; health care delivery system; health care; funding; European Structural Funds; quality; productivity
Classification
Health Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 29-49
Journal
Region: the journal of ERSA, 9 (2022) 1
ISSN
2409-5370
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed