In this paper we discuss the connection between the global financial crisis and the need of healthcare systems reforms in the developed countries. We provide descriptive comparative analysis on health care problems in the EU and in USA. The paper focuses upon attempts to reorganize existing healthcare systems in order to make them more effective and cost-efficient in the time of financial crisis.
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В статията се изследва връзката между световната финансова криза и необходимостта от реформи в системата на здравеопазване в развитите страни. Представен е анализ на основните проблеми, възникнали в ЕС и САЩ, както и на решенията за реорганизация на здравеопазването, с цел да се повиши ефективността и да се намалят разходите.
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