Veneto Region, Italy: health system review
Резюме
The Veneto Region is one of Italy’s richest regions and the health of its population compares favourably with other regions in Italy. Under Italy’s National Health Service, the organization and provision of health care are regional responsibility and regions must provide a nationally defined (with regional input) basic health benefit package to all of their citizens; extra services may be provided if budgets allow. Health care is mainly financed by earmarked central and regional taxes, with regions receiving their allocated share of resources from the National Health Fund. Historically, health budget deficits have been a major problem in most Italian regions, but since the early 2000s the introduction of efficiency measures and tighter procedures on financial management have contributed to a significant decrease in the Veneto Region’s deficit. The health system is governed by the Veneto Region government (Giunta) via the Departments of Health and Social Services, which receive technical support from a single General Management Secretariat. Health care is provided by 21 local health and social care units, two hospital enterprises, two national hospitals for scientific research and private accredited providers. Major national health reform legislation in the 1990s started the process of regionalization of the health system and the introduction of managerial methods and quasi-market mechanisms into the National Health Service. Future challenges for the Veneto Region include the sustainable provision of the basic health benefit package; the adaptation of services to meet changes in demand; and the ever-present problem of keeping the regional health budget balanced.Описание
World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Toniolo, Franco, Mantoan, Domenico & Maresso, Anna. (2012). Veneto Region, Italy: health system review. World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe. https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/330322
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