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Romania

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Online HiT With modifications since publication of printed version 1. Introduction 1.1 Geography and sociodemography 1.2 Economic context 1.3 Political context 1.4 Health status 2. Organization and governance 2.1 Overview of the health system 2.2 Historical background 2.3 Organization 2.4 Decentralization and centralization 2.5 Planning 2.6 Intersectorality 2.7 Health information management 2.8 Regulation 2.9 Patient empowerment 3. Financing 3.1 Health expenditure 3.2 Sources of revenue and financial flows 3.3 Overview of the statutory financing system 3.4 Out of pocket payments 3.5 Voluntary health insurance 3.6 Other financing 3.7 Payment mechanisms 4. Physical and human resourcesLast modified: 10/08/2018 4.1 Physical resources 4.2 Human resourcesLast modified: 10/08/2018 5. Provision of servicesLast modified: 08/08/2018 5.1 Public health 5.2 Patient pathwaysLast modified: 08/08/2018 5.3 Primary / ambulatory care 5.4 Specialized ambulatory care / inpatient care 5.5 Emergency care 5.6 Pharmaceutical care 5.7 Rehabilitation / intermediate care 5.8 Long term care 5.9 Services for informal carers 5.10 Palliative care 5.11 Mental health care 5.12 Dental care 5.13 Complementary and alternative medicine 5.14 Health services for specific populations 6. Principal health reforms 6.1 Analysis of recent reforms 6.2 Future developments 7. Assessment of the health system 7.1 Stated objectives of the health system 7.2 Financial protection and equity in financing 7.3 User experience and equity of access to health care 7.4 Health outcomes, health service outcomes and quality of care 7.5 Health system efficiency 7.6 Transparency and accountability 8. Conclusions 8. Conclusions

Reform log

08 August 2018 - Increased financing for continuity care centres Read more 15 May 2018 - Preventive health care interventions among the priorities of the Ministry of Health Read more 27 February 2018 - Persistent increase in health expenditureRead more 22 February 2018 - Implementation of the European Drug Verification System in Romania Read more

Health policy updates

Measures to alleviate the shortage of human resources in the Romanian health system published 10/08/2018 Expanding coverage of palliative care needs published 16/05/2018 Improving access to sick leave for the insured looking after a sick child published 25/01/2018

HiT Profile Romania

Vol. 18 No. 4 2016: This is the latest published version of the health systems in transition profile (HiT) for Romania written by Cristian Vlãdescu, Silvia Gabriela Scîntee, Victor Olsavszky, Cristina Hernández-Quevedo, Anna Sagan. Download HiT full version

HSPM members for Romania Centre for Health Policies and Services Romania (CPSS Romania)

Contributors Authors: Dana Fărcășanu, Daniel Ciurea, Cristian Vlãdescu, Silvia Gabriela Scîntee, Victor Olsavszky. Editors: Cristina Hernández-Quevedo, Anna Sagan.

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