Equity in Healthcare: a view from the Irish health care system

Author: Smith, S;The Adelaide Hospital Society;Trinity College Dublin

Publication Year: 2009

Contents

Overview
Table of figures and tables
Part I Understanding Equity
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Defining equity
1.3 Equity in health care policy and structures
1.4 Equity in Irish health care system
1.5 What happens in practice?
1.6 What do Irish people want?
1.7 Conclusion to Part I
Part II Equity in Irish health care financing
2.1 Introduction
2.2 What is equity and how has it been measured?
2.3 A flow of funds framework for Irish health care
2.4 Data and methodology
2.5 Overview of resource flows and financing composition
2.6 Re-assessment of progressivity in contributions
2.7 Subsidisation in the system
2.8 Lessons from the flow of funds
2.9 Conclusion to Part II
References

Format	Download
Keywords	health, inequalities
Publisher	The Adelaide Hospital Society
Classification	health
Series	An Adelaide Health Policy Brief
Pages	34
Categories:	Reports, Irish Content
External Link	http://www.adelaide.ie/