Cross-border Purchases of Health Services : A Case Study on Austria and Hungary

This paper explores the structure of cross-border health purchasing between Austria and Hungary and determines the size of this phenomenon as well as the barriers to a further increase. Austrian patients may receive health care treatment in Hungary...

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Main Author:	Obermaier, Andreas J.
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ADEQUATE RESOURCES AID BEDS CATARACT SURGERY CLINICS COMMUNITY HOSPITALS CONSUMER PROTECTION COST EFFECTIVENESS COSTS OF TREATMENT DENTAL CARE DENTAL TREATMENT DENTISTS DIAGNOSIS DISCRIMINATION DISEASE DOCTOR DOCTORS DOMESTIC LAW EMPLOYMENT ENTITLEMENT EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FINANCIAL RESOURCES FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES GENERAL PRACTITIONER HEALTH AFFAIRS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE CENTERS HEALTH CARE COSTS HEALTH CARE COVERAGE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS HEALTH CARE INSURANCE HEALTH CARE LAW HEALTH CARE PROVIDER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CARE SECTOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CARE STANDARDS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS IN TRANSITION HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES HEALTH INSURANCE FUNDS HEALTH INSURANCE SYSTEM HEALTH INSURERS HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROVIDERS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH SYSTEMS IN TRANSITION HEALTHCARE HOSPITAL CARE HOSPITAL FINANCING HOSPITAL OPERATOR HOSPITAL SECTOR HOSPITAL TREATMENT HOSPITALS HYGIENE INCOME INSURANCE INSURANCE COVERAGE INSURANCE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS LEGAL PROVISIONS MARKETING MEDICAL ASSOCIATION MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS MEDICAL BENEFITS MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL FACILITIES MEDICAL SCIENCE MEDICAL SERVICES MEDICAL TREATMENT MEDICINE MIGRATION NATIONAL HEALTH NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE FUND NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY NURSES PATIENT PATIENT CARE PATIENT TREATMENT PATIENTS PHYSICIAN PHYSICIANS POLICY RESEARCH PRIMARY CARE PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE PRIVATE HEALTH INSURERS PRIVATE HOSPITALS PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS PRIVATE INSURANCE PRIVATE INSURER PRIVATE INSURERS PRIVATE SECTOR PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE PROVISION OF SERVICES PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH CARE PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE PUBLIC HOSPITALS PUBLIC SECTOR QUALITY CONTROL QUALITY OF HEALTH QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE REHABILITATION REIMBURSEMENT RATES RIGHT TO HEALTH CARE SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SECURITY SCHEMES SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS SURGERY THERAPY TREATMENTS USE OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES VISITS WORKERS
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