tailieunhanh - Financing health care in the European Union - Challenges and policy responses

In 2011, for the privately insured who were younger than 65 years of age, per capita health care spending increased. Per capita spending rose faster than was seen in 2010, but less than ob- served in 2009. By major service cate- gory, per capita spending grew fastest for facility claims from outpatient visits. More than a third of per capita health care dollars were spent on professional procedures. For outpatient services provided at other settings and prescrip- tions, spending rose more slowly in 2011 than in 2010. Per capita health care spending levels rose with age. However,. | Ob rvatory on Health Systems and Policies FINANCING HEALTH CARE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION Challenges and policy responses Sarah Thomson Thomas Foubister Elias Mossialos Observatory Studies Series N I 7 Financing health care in the European Union Slime The European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies supports and promotes evidencebased health policy-making through comprehensive and rigorous analysis of health systems in Europe. It brings together a wide range of policy-makers academics and practitioners to analyse trends in health reform drawing on experience from across Europe to illuminate policy issues. The European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies is a partnership between the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe the Governments of Belgium Finland Norway Slovenia Spain and Sweden the Veneto Region of Italy the European Investment Bank the World Bank the London School of Economics and Political Science and the London School of Hygiene Tropical .