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0305/2018 - Commodification in the reforms of the German, French and British health systems.
Mercantilização nas reformas dos sistemas de saúde alemão, francês e britânico.

Author:

• Mariana Ribeiro Jansen Ferreira - Ferreira, MRJ - <mariana.jansen@gmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Aquilas Nogueira Mendes - MENDES, A.M. - <aquilasn@uol.com.br>
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5632-4333


Abstract:

Since the 1980s, European health systems have undergone several reforms, with emphasis on the tendency of their commodification. The objective of this article is to show how market mechanisms were implemented in the functioning of these systems, German, British and French -the 1980s. The \"mercantile\" reforms were justified on the premise that the ion of market logic could both reduce the need for public spending and increase the efficiency of existing expenditure. The work presents different forms of commodification implemented in the reforms, with the distinction between processes of explicit commodification, in which there is an effective increase in private and implicit presence, in which there is incorporation of principlesthe private sector in the public system, both in financing and in the provision of health services. In addition to detailing the different ways in which this phenomenon is expressed, the article briefly presents the potential negative effects of this process for health systems, especially in terms of access and equity, showing that the initial assumptions surrounding commodification (cost reduction and efficiency improvement) appear to be false.

Keywords:

Commodification; Health Systems Reform; Germany; France; United Kingdom

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Ferreira, MRJ, MENDES, A.M.. Commodification in the reforms of the German, French and British health systems.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2018/Jun). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/commodification-in-the-reforms-of-the-german-french-and-british-health-systems/16838



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