Table 1 Implemented policy measure as a response to the Great Recession
Policy measure | Country |
|---|---|
Changing the level of contributions for publicly financed healthcare | |
 Cutbacks | IS, IR, IT, GR, PT, ES |
 Increasing employee contribution rates | GR, PT, SI |
 Increasing or introducing user charges | IR, CH, CZ, DE, ES, FR, GR, IT, LV, NL, PT, SI |
 Expanding benefits, targeting low-income groups | IR, AT, FR, IT |
Affecting the volume and quality of publicly financed healthcare | |
 Changing the scope of coverage | IR,EE,, NL, PT |
 Changing in the population of coverage | IR |
Affecting the costs of publicly financed healthcare | |
 Reducing the salaries of health professionals | IS, IR, UK, DE, FR, GR, LI, PT, SI. |
 Changing in provider infrastructure and capital investment | IS, IR, DE, GR, GR, LI, LV,NL, PT, SI |
 Centralization of the healthcare organisations (merging hospitals) | IS, DE, GR, LV, PT, SI |
 Reducing the tariffs paid to providers | IR, EE, SI |