Social Health Insurance: Further Options for Ireland

Author: Thomas S; Norman C; and Smith S.;The Adelaide Hospital Society;Trinity College Dublin; Health Policy and Management

Publication Year: 2008

Contents

Introduction
1. Updating the Cost Estimates
Methods
Results
2. New Scenarios
2.1 Improving Access to GP services for children
2.2 Full insurance coverage for the under 16s
3. Increasing Capacity
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Approach
3.3 Primary Health Care
Training
Overseas Recruitment
Incentive Packages
Facilities
3.4 Hospitals
Facilities
Hospital Health Professionals
Summary of Costs
3.5 Capacity as Health System Strengthening
4. A Road Map for Policy Implementation
5. Conclusions
References
Annex 1: Achieving the SHI options - Costs, Data Sources and Methods (2005 prices)
Annex 2: Costs of Existing Services - Data Sources
Annex 3: Selected Health Policy Commitments
Fianna Fail
Progressive Democrats
Fine Gael and Labour
The Green Party
Sinn Fein
Annex 4: Pabon Lasso Analysis of Hospital Efficiency

Description

This report follows the landmark Report Social Health Insurance: Options for Ireland published by The Adelaide Hospital in November 2006.

Format	Download
Keywords	national insurance, health
Publisher	The Adelaide Hospital Society
Classification	health
Pages	51
Categories:	Reports, Irish Content
External Link	http://www.adelaide.ie/