Abstract
In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, financial resources allocated to the health system have been refocused according to priority 0: fighting the pandemic. The main objective of this research is to identify the vulnerabilities affecting the health budget effort in the EU and in the Member States during the health crisis period. The analysis takes into account relevant statistical indicators both in terms of financial allocation to health and expenditure on health protection of the population in the Member States, with the effect being tracked even during the pandemic period. The novelty of the study is the identification of viable directions of intervention based on the structural determination of expenditures related to measures to combat the pandemic and making proposals for changes in public policies based on the determination of the effectiveness of budget allocations in health in relation to the proposed purpose. The main outcome of the study is the identification of the vulnerabilities and the projection of measures to mitigate them in the medium and long term.
Highlights
Efficient financing of health services in the European area is a priority from the perspective of sustainable development objectives as well as from the perspective of the European social protection and health policies
According to the ISQua (International Society for Quality in Health Care) guidelines on quality in public health services, the main objectives pursued in terms of ensuring the health of the population are aimed at forming centres of performance, ensuring patient safety, continuously improving the quality of health services, implementing new technologies in health and ensuring quality and safety through the sustainable use of resources [1]
The present research aimed to assess the effectiveness of the health financial allocations from public funds within the EU
Summary
Efficient financing of health services in the European area is a priority from the perspective of sustainable development objectives as well as from the perspective of the European social protection and health policies. According to the ISQua (International Society for Quality in Health Care) guidelines on quality in public health services, the main objectives pursued in terms of ensuring the health of the population are aimed at forming centres of performance, ensuring patient safety, continuously improving the quality of health services, implementing new technologies in health and ensuring quality and safety through the sustainable use of resources [1] These issues have led to the creation of international service quality standards, which are implemented differently at the EU level (for example, in Romania the second edition of the revised quality assurance standards for health services is implemented at this moment) [2].
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