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OECD Reviews of Health Systems: FINLAND
This book evaluates the performance of the Finnish health system in terms of quality of care, efficiency, fiscal sustainability and equity. After reviewing the challenges the system faces in future, the report makes a number of recommendations for structural improvements to be made to the system.
The Finnish health system performs relatively well in international comparisons of many important dimensions of performance; the one notable exception is that there have been long waiting times for some services. But it also faces, in common with most other OECD countries, significant current and future challenges including: expensive technological change, a rapidly ageing population, and rising consumer expectations. These pressures threaten the ability of the system to continue to offer universal access to comprehensive health care in a way that remains both affordable and equitable in future. In addition to the recent reforms to the health system now being implemented, further improvements are needed to secure its future. After reviewing the strengths and weaknesses of the system, this report makes recommendations for improvements in the areas of fiscal sustainability, efficiency and equity.
This report is published in English only (with a resumé in French).
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