Health & Morbidity in the New Member States

ENEPRI Policy Brief No. 1

12 Pages Posted: 12 Feb 2012

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Rossitsa Rangelova

Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Liis Roovali

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Edit Remak

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Robert I. Gal

Hungarian Central Statistical Office (HCSO) - Hungarian Demographic Research Institute (HDRI)

Renata Nemeth

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Stanislawa Golinowska

CASE - Center for Social and Economic Research

Agnieszka Sowa

CASE - Center for Social and Economic Research

Vladimir Kvetan

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Viliam Palenik

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Roman Topor-Madry

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Date Written: December 17, 2007

Abstract

The analysis aims to describe processes of demographic and epidemiological changes, as well as health status self-assessment in selected Central and Eastern European countries. Countries selected for analysis represent groups characterized by similar tendencies and specific health and demographic characteristics. Estonia represents the Baltic states, Bulgaria – Balkan countries, and Slovakia represents countries of Central Europe. Poland is a specific country, with demographic and epidemiological characteristics similar to Slovakia, but much larger, with a high share of rural population. In Hungary, demographic processes related to the second demographic transition began much earlier and are still dynamic, and as such constitute a reference for other CEE countries. Analysis is presented in the context of medical service utilization, impact on frequency and structure of services use. Special attention is given to those demographic and epidemiological changes that have direct impact on the frequency of medical service utilization and, as such, determine the increase of healthcare costs. The ageing process and health status improvement are the main hypothetical determinants of healthcare cost increases, and thus they are presented in more detail. Additionally, changes in health behaviour – mainly in the utilization of medical services – are discussed in the context of institutional changes in the healthcare sector.

Keywords: Central Europe, Central and Eastern European, New Member States, healthcare, healthcare cost, demographic characteristics, epidemiological characteristics

Suggested Citation

Rangelova, Rossitsa and Roovali, Liis and Remak, Edit and Gal, Robert I. and Nemeth, Renata and Golinowska, Stanislawa and Sowa, Agnieszka and Kvetan, Vladimir and Palenik, Viliam and Topor-Madry, Roman, Health & Morbidity in the New Member States (December 17, 2007). ENEPRI Policy Brief No. 1, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2001409 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2001409

Rossitsa Rangelova (Contact Author)

Bulgarian Academy of Sciences ( email )

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Liis Roovali

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Edit Remak

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Robert I. Gal

Hungarian Central Statistical Office (HCSO) - Hungarian Demographic Research Institute (HDRI) ( email )

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Budapest
Hungary

Renata Nemeth

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Stanislawa Golinowska

CASE - Center for Social and Economic Research ( email )

Al. Jana Pawła II 61/212
Warsaw, 01-031
Poland

Agnieszka Sowa

CASE - Center for Social and Economic Research ( email )

Al. Jana Pawła II 61/212
Warsaw, 01-031
Poland

Vladimir Kvetan

affiliation not provided to SSRN

No Address Available

Viliam Palenik

affiliation not provided to SSRN

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Roman Topor-Madry

affiliation not provided to SSRN

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