Abstract
<p>The Greek National Health System (ESY) has<br />undergone many attempts for reform. The<br />fi rst one is traced back during the fi rst years<br />after its foundation in 1983 and the last one<br />is dated during 2005. Following a description<br />of the characteristics and the development<br />of the ESY, this study reviews the tendencies<br />of its reforms interpreting them according to<br />criteria which stem from the Greek experience<br />of economic and social development. The<br />comparison of the ESY’s development with<br />the potential outcomes of the national health<br />systems of other European countries, due<br />to recent reforms, is approached from the<br />perspective that these reforms have the<br />tendency to transfer the weight of fi nancing,<br />especially in the case of the public hospital,<br />away from the national budget upon private<br />family budgets.</p>
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