Informal payments in the Greek health sector amid the financial crisis: old habits die last

Kyriakos Souliotis (), Christina Golna, Yannis Tountas, Olga Siskou (), Daphne Kaitelidou and Lycourgos Liaropoulos

The European Journal of Health Economics, 2016, vol. 17, issue 2, 159-170

Abstract: This survey reveals that, due to severe financial pressure, there is a growing unwillingness of citizens to pay informally and an increasing demand for these payments as a prerequisite for access to services or to redeem services provided. This “hidden” financial burden of at least 27 % impacts negatively on the living conditions of households and is not reported as purchasing ability or cost of living. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2016

Keywords: Health expenditure; Health policy; Hidden economy; Tax evasion; Informal health payment; Greek health care system; I12 (Health Behavior); I13 (Health Insurance; Public and Private); I14 (Health and Inequality); I18 (Government Policy; Regulation and Public Health) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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