Modern Greek Public Health Policy
Author | Georgios I. Farantos - Nikitas Spiros Koutsoukis |
Position | Associate Manager at Argolida General Hospital, University of Peloponnese, Corinth, Greece - Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of the Peloponnese, Corinth, Greece |
Pages | 27-38 |
European Journal of Economics, Law and Social Sciences
IIPCCL Publishing, Graz-Austria
Vol. 2 No. 1
January, 2018
ISSN 2519-1284
Acces online at www.iipccl.org
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Modern Greek Public Health Policy
Georgios I. Farantos
Associate Manager at Argolida General Hospital
University of Peloponnese, Corinth, Greece
Nikitas Spiros Koutsoukis
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations
University of the Peloponnese, Corinth, Greece
Abstract
The objective of the study is to draw conclusions through a comparative policy analysis of
the Policy change that was applied to the Greek Health System during the Economic Crisis in
relation to the policies of other countries.
The material collected relates to information from publications in International Scientic
Journals and was processed with a tool made for this purpose. The method used was
bibliographic review and the construction of a model for the impact of Health Policy on the
Greek Health System during the Economic Crisis.
TheResultsdemonstratetheeectsthatthechangeandimplementationofanewHealthPolicy
have had on the Greek Health System during the Economic Crisis and identify imperfections
of the implemented Policy and ways of improvement.
Useful Conclusions regarding the Policychange and the comparative Policy analysis as it
aectedtheGreekHealth SystemduringtheEconomic Crisisaredrawnfrom thestudyand
suggestions for future improvement are also made. The study leaves room for further research.
Keywords: Health Policy, Comparative Policy, Greek Health System, Economic Crisis,
European Health Policy.
Introduction
The worst Economic Crisis since the political changeover, which manifests itself
inGreece asa resultofthe WorldEconomicCrisis (Economou et al., 2014) and the
uncontrolled increase in public spending Kastanioti et al brings about a
seriesofserious consequences on socioeconomic life suchas unemployment job
insecurity, poverty, income reduction and an increase in mental illnesses. The Public
Health Sector was the target of austerity measures, since health costs were a source of
rapidsavingsfor thecountriesof theEuropeanUnion CorreiaDussault Pontes
TheHealthSystemisparticularlyaectedbytheharshausteritymeasuresThe
drasticcutinspendinghassignicantlyaectedthestructureandoperationofPublic
HealthUnitswhicharefacedwithstashortagesdecitslackofmedicineandbasic
medicalsuppliesIfanti et al In the current environment of the crisis, new
economicdata increasingly dicult economic conditionsthat drastically limit the
potentialforadequatefundingcombinedwithanagingpopulationtheuncontrolled
penetration and use of biomedical technology and the increased demand for health
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