From universal health insurance to universal healthcare? The shifting health policy landscape in Ireland since the economic crisis

Sara Ann Burke, Charles Normand, Sarah Barry and Steve Thomas

Health Policy, 2016, vol. 120, issue 3, 235-240

Abstract: Ireland experienced one of the most severe economic crises of any OECD country. In 2011, a new government came to power amidst unprecedented health budget cuts.

Keywords: Universal health insurance; Universal healthcare; Ireland; Health system; Health policy implementation; Financial crisis; Equity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2015.12.001

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