Potential Benefits of Cross-Border Health Care : the Case of Poland and Germany

• Autorzy: Walter Ried , Paul Marschall
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Cross-border health care enhances the choices of patients but also involves both general and specific barriers which may explain why it currently occurs on a rather small scale. The paper investigates different pathways to cross-border health care, emphasizing barriers at the national level as a driving force. In general, a variety of benefits may accrue, relating to a higher quality of health care, better access or lower costs of provision. For border regions, these benefits will be particularly important. Based on empirical evidence, we argue that cross-border collaboration is the preferable option to improve the provision of health care to patients. For Poland and Germany, the potential benefits are indicated for each pathway, with a focus on the benefits derived from collaboration in border regions. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

PL

Współpraca regionów przygranicznych; Ochrona zdrowia; Polityka zdrowotna

EN

Region cross-border cooperation; Health care protection; Health care policy

• Czasopismo: Economics & Sociology
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: 9
• Numer: nr 3
• Strony: 14-27

Twórcy

autor

Walter Ried

• University of Greifswald, Germany

autor

Paul Marschall

• University of Greifswald, Germany

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DOI

0.14254/2071-789X.2016/9-3/2