Health

Social inequality in the face of death*

in Health, Social inequality

By Gilles Le Garrec

The problem of inequality in the face of death has become an important topic in French public discourse in recent times, in particular in autumn 2010 during debate about raising the minimum legal retirement age by two years, by gradually shifting it from age 60 to 62. The debate became focused around a politically divisive issue: should the retirement age remain unchanged for low-skilled workers on the grounds that they enter the labour market earlier and / or have more strenuous jobs and live shorter lives? Continue reading “Social inequality in the face of death*” →

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Obama 2012: “Yes, we care!”

in Health, Social inequality

By Frédéric Gannon (Université du Havre) and Vincent Touzé

On Thursday, 28 June 2012, the United States Supreme Court delivered its verdict. The principle that individuals are obliged to take out health insurance or else face a financial penalty, a central plank in the 2010 reform [1] of the health insurance system (the Affordable Care Act [2]), was held to be constitutional. This reform had been adopted in a difficult political context. It includes a variety of measures intended to significantly reduce the number of Americans without health coverage. Although it will increase federal spending, new revenues and spending cuts will make it possible to reduce the deficit. Continue reading “Obama 2012: “Yes, we care!”” →

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Is our health system in danger? Reorienting the reform of health management (4/4)

in Health, Presidential program 2012-2017, Social welfare

By Gérard Cornilleau

Health is one of the key concerns of the French. Yet it has not been a major topic of political debate, probably due to the highly technical nature of the problems involved in the financing and management of the health care system. An OFCE note presents four issues that we believe are crucial in the current context of a general economic crisis: the last major concern about the health system is hospital financing. This underwent severe change in 2005 with the launch of the T2A system, which reintroduced a direct financial relationship between the activity of the hospitals and their financial resources. It has reinforced the importance and power of the “managers”, which could give the impression that hospitals were henceforth to be regarded as undertakings subject to the dictates of profitability. Continue reading “Is our health system in danger? Reorienting the reform of health management (4/4)” →

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Is our health system in danger? Reforming the reimbursement of care (3/4)

in Health, OFCE blog, Presidential program 2012-2017, Social welfare

By Gérard Cornilleau

Health is one of the key concerns of the French. Yet it has not been a major topic of political debate, probably due to the highly technical nature of the problems involved in the financing and management of the health care system. An OFCE note presents four issues that we believe are crucial in the current context of a general economic crisis: the third issue, presented here, concerns the reimbursement of health care, in particular long-term care, and the rise in physician surcharges. Continue reading “Is our health system in danger? Reforming the reimbursement of care (3/4)” →

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Is our health system in danger? Dealing with the shortage of doctors (2/4)

in Health, OFCE blog, Presidential program 2012-2017

By Gérard Cornilleau

Health is one of the key concerns of the French. Yet it has not been a major topic of political debate, probably due to the highly technical nature of the problems involved in the financing and management of the health care system. An OFCE note presents four issues that we believe are crucial in the current context of a general economic crisis: the second issue, presented here, concerns access to care, which could become more complicated due to a temporary reduction in the number of doctors. Continue reading “Is our health system in danger? Dealing with the shortage of doctors (2/4)” →

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Is our health system in danger? The financing of health insurance and the crisis (1/4)

in Health, OFCE blog, Presidential program 2012-2017, Social welfare

By Gérard Cornilleau

 

Health is one of the key concerns of the French. Yet it has not been a major topic of political debate, probably due to the highly technical nature of the problems involved in the financing and management of the health care system. An OFCE note presents four issues that we believe are crucial in the current context of a general economic crisis Continue reading “Is our health system in danger? The financing of health insurance and the crisis (1/4)” →

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