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2003
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accessibility reform public finance health care system maximum bill excessive consumption health care providers equality EquitySujets proches
Health care delivery Health services Personal health services Medical services Medical and health care industry Delivery of medical care Health care Healthcare Delivery of health careCiter ce document
Frank Vandenbroucke, « Fairness in Healthcare », Reflets et perspectives de la vie économique, ID : 10670/1.488bb6...
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No society can ignore inequality in gaining access to healthcare services. The setting up of a generalized safety net against adverse effects of sickness on households, as achieved in Belgium with the Maximum yearly health bill, is a key priority. The Belgian healthcare system is characterized by its openness and its degree of freedom. The responsibility of both individuals and providers is therefore crucial. Only the certainty that money spent by the collectivity is adequately allocated can guarantee public support for public sector financing. The challenge is to match the most cost-efficient treatments with increasing requirements from citizens over quality. Without jeopardizing the providers’ autonomy, quality control must be accompanied by a brake on growing consumerism.
