Origins and effects of the 2014 –2016 National Strategy for Palliative Care in Croatia

The Croatian health care system is funded predominantly from public sources, which account for over 80% of total spending on health [1]. The remainder is covered by out-of-pocket payments. The Croatian Health Insurance Fund (CHIF) is the sole insurer in the mandatory health insurance system, and is the main purchaser of health care services [2]. Twenty-one counties manage primary and secondary health care facilities and own the latter. Private practices provide primary care, with the majority of them (over 70%) operating as ‘concessions’1 in county owned health centres2.

Source: Health Policy - July 20, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Karmen Lon čarek, Aleksandar Džakula, Renata Marđetko, Anna Sagan Tags: Health Reform Monitor Source Type: research