Have bailouts shifted the burden of paying for healthcare from the state onto individuals?

• Published in: Irish journal of medical science Vol. 188; no. 1; pp. 5 - 12
• Main Authors: Loughnane, Conor, Murphy, Aileen, Mulcahy, Mark, McInerney, Celine, Walshe, Valerie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Springer London 01.02.2019
• Subjects: Family Medicine; General Practice; Internal Medicine; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Original Article; Bailouts; Europe; Healthcare expenditure; Financial crisis

Background/aims The financial crisis that enveloped Europe in 2009 created financial pressure for governments and required a number of countries to obtain a financial bailout from the IMF. The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of the financial crisis on public health expenditure in bail...