TY - BOOK ID - 137023830 TI - Health Care Reform in Greece: Progress and Reform Priorities AU - Kalavrezou, Niki. AU - Jin, Hui. PY - 2021 SN - 1513591347 PB - Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, DB - UniCat KW - Greece KW - Macroeconomics KW - Economics: General KW - Public Finance KW - National Government Expenditures and Health KW - Health: Government Policy KW - Regulation KW - Public Health KW - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General KW - Health: General KW - Economic & financial crises & disasters KW - Economics of specific sectors KW - Public finance & taxation KW - Health economics KW - Health KW - Expenditure KW - Health care spending KW - Total expenditures KW - Currency crises KW - Informal sector KW - Economics KW - Expenditures, Public UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:137023830 AB - We review Greek public sector healthcare policies and health-related outcomes since 2010.We find that excess spending was successfully curtailed, elements of the institutional framework were modernized, and health outcomes have been relatively favorable. However, especially prior to Covid-19, public healthcare spending had been compressed to potentially unsustainable levels, with widening inequalities and large unmet needs, especially among the poor. Higher public spending and advancing structural healthcare reforms are needed to improve the efficiency and equity of the Greek healthcare system, including strengthening primary healthcare, reducing out-of-pocket payments, and eliminating remaining insurance gaps. ER -