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Rising public health care spending remains a problem in virtually all OECD and EU member countries. As a consequence, there is growing interest in policies that will ease this pressure through improved health system performance. This report examines selected policies that may help countries better achieve the goal of improved health system efficiency and thus better value for money. Drawing on multinational data sets and case studies, it examines a range policy instruments. These include: the role of competition in health markets; the scope for improving care coordination; better pharmaceutical pricing policies; greater quality control supported by stronger information and communication technology in health care; and increased cost sharing.

Medical care -- Europe -- Finance. --- Medical economics -- OECD countries. --- Medical policy -- OECD countries. --- Medical care, Cost of --- Medical care --- Medical policy --- Health Policy --- Delivery of Health Care --- Economics, Medical --- Public Policy --- Patient Care Management --- Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation --- Economics --- Health Care Economics and Organizations --- Social Control Policies --- Health Care --- Health Services Administration --- Policy --- Social Control, Formal --- Sociology --- Social Sciences --- Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena --- Economic aspects --- Medical economics --- Health care policy --- Health policy --- Medicine and state --- Policy, Medical --- Public health --- Public health policy --- State and medicine --- Health --- Health economics --- Hygiene --- Medicine --- Cost of medical care --- Health care costs --- Health care expenditures --- Medical costs --- Medical expenses --- Medical service, Cost of --- Government policy --- Costs --- Science and state --- Social policy --- Medical savings accounts