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<title><![CDATA[Denmark: good hospitals but primary health care must improve]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Danish central government and regions are leading international efforts to reform hospital systems, improving quality and safety by gathering specialists into major hospitals and closing smaller ones. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Managing Hospital Volumes: Germany and Experiences from OECD Countries]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[To help inform the Conference on Managing Hospital Volumes, co-organised by the German Federal Ministry of Health and the OECD, to be held on the 11th April 2013 in Berlin, the OECD Secretariat has produced a paper to provide an international perspective on Germany’s situation and the current policy debate.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Health Policy Brief - Report on Health Information Infrastructure]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This Brief looks at the upcoming publication "Strengthening Health Information Infrastructure For Health Care Quality Governance" and argues that privacy-respectful uses of data for health, health care quality and health system performance monitoring and research must become widespread, regular activities.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/HealthPolicyBrief_OECD-Report-on-Health-Information-Infrastructure.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health Spending Growth at Zero: Which Countries, Which Sectors Are Most Affected?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[OECD Health Working Papers No. 60: Health Spending Growth at Zero: Which Countries, Which Sectors Are Most Affected? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Asia/Pacific region: Improving the quality of its healthcare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Though the rate of public spending on healthcare in the Asia/Pacific region is still well below the OECD average, countries there are committing more resources to improving health care quality.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/asiapacificregionimprovingthequalityofitshealthcare.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health spending in Europe falls for the first time in decades]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Health spending fell across the European Union in 2010, as cash-strapped governments curbed outlays to help cut budgetary deficits, according to Health at a Glance: Europe 2012, a new joint report by the OECD and the European Commission. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/healthspendingineuropefallsforthefirsttimeindecades.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health at a Glance: Europe 2012]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This book presents a set of key indicators of health status, determinants of health, health care resources and activities, quality of care, health expenditure and financing in 35 European countries, including the 27 European Union member states, 5 candidate countries and 3 EFTA countries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/healthataglanceeurope.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Expert Workshop on Improving Health Expenditure Forecasting Methods]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This workshop will convene leading experts from health and finance backgrounds in government, academia, and international organisations to take stock of progress in health expenditure forecasting and to discuss future directions, in light of policy needs and recent advancements in techniques, detailed data and computing power.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/expertworkshoponimprovinghealthexpenditureforecastingmethods.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health: men faring worse than women in hospitalisations for diabetes]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[New OECD data show that men are more likely to be admitted to hospital as a result of poor management of diabetes than women, even when there are no significant differences in the number of men and women living with diabetes.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/newdataonlivingwithdiabetes-worlddiabetesday14november.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Israel: excellent primary health care, but hospitals must improve]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Israel has world class-primary care services and should now focus efforts on bringing its hospitals up to the same high international standards, according to the OECD’s Health Care Quality Review of Israel. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/israelexcellentprimaryhealthcarebuthospitalsmustimprove.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2012 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US health care system from an international perspective]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[US health care system from an international perspective - OECD Health Data 2012]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/HealthSpendingInUSA_HealthData2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Policy Brief: Obesity Update 2012]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The obesity epidemic slowed down in several OECD countries during the past three years. Rates grew less that previously projected, or did not grow at all, according to new data from ten OECD countries. However, rates remain high and social disparities in obesity are unabated.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/49716427.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Reviews of Health Systems - Russian Federation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The review assesses the institutional arrangements and the performance of the Russian health system.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/oecdreviewsofhealthsystems-russianfederation.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does the Russian Federation Compare with OECD Countries]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 5.1% of GDP in the Russian Federation in 2010, compared with an OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteRUSSIANFEDERATION2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Indonesia Compare with OECD Countries]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 2.6% of GDP in Indonesia in 2010, much lower than the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteINDONESIA2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does India Compare with OECD Countries]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 4.1% of GDP in India in 2010, significantly lower than the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteINDIA2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does China Compare with OECD Countries]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 5.1% of GDP in China in 2010, well below the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteCHINA2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does the United States Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Health spending accounted for 17.6% of GDP in the United States in 2010, down slightly from 2009 (17.7%) and by far the highest share in the OECD, and a full eight percentage points higher than the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteUSA2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 02:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Austria Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 11% of GDP in Austria in 2010, more than one percentage point higher than the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteAUSTRIA2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Australia Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 9.1% of GDP in Australia in 2009-10, slightly lower than the average of 9.5% in OECD countries in 2010.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteAUSTRALIA2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does the United Kingdom Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Health spending accounted for 9.6% of GDP in the United Kingdom in 2010, just above the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteUNITEDKINGDOM2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Iceland Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 9.3% of GDP in Iceland in 2010, down from 9.6% in 2009, slightly below the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteICELAND2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does New Zealand Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Health spending accounted for 10.1% of GDP in New Zealand in 2010, higher than the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteNEWZEALAND2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Luxembourg Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Health spending accounted for 7.9% of GDP in Luxembourg in 2009, less than the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteLUXEMBOURG2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Mexico Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 6.2% of GDP in Mexico in 2010, the second lowest share among OECD countries after Turkey (6.1%), and more than three percentage points lower than the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteMEXICO2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Brazil Compare with OECD Countries]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 9.0% of GDP in Brazil in 2010, about one percentage point below the average of 9.5% in OECD countries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteBRAZIL2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Slovenia Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 9.0% of GDP in Slovenia in 2010, lower than the average of 9.5% in OECD countries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteSLOVENIA2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Israel Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 7.9% of GDP in Israel in 2009, below the average of 9.5% in OECD countries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteISRAEL2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Sweden Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 9.6% of GDP in Sweden in 2010, which was just above the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteSWEDEN2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does France Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Health spending accounted for 11.6% of GDP in France in 2010, more than two percentage points higher than the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteFRANCE2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Korea Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending in Korea exceeded seven per cent (7.1%) for the first time in 2010, up from 4.5% in 2000. The share of GDP allocated to health in Korea nonetheless remains well below the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteKOREA2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Portugal Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 10.7% of GDP in Portugal in 2010, more than one percentage point higher than the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNotePORTUGAL2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Spain Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 9.6% of GDP in Spain in 2009, slightly higher than the OECD average (9.5%).]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteSPAIN2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Canada Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Health spending accounted for 11.4% of GDP in Canada in 2010, almost two percentage points higher than the OECD average of 9.5%. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteCANADA2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Greece Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 10.2 % of GDP in Greece in 2010, above the average of 9.5% in OECD countries, but down from 10.6% in 2009.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteGREECE2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: Belgium]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Health spending accounted for 10.5% of GDP in Belgium in 2010, one percentage point higher than the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteBELGIUM2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Denmark Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Health spending accounted for 11.1% of GDP in Denmark in 2010, higher than the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteDENMARK2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Ireland Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 9.2% of GDP in Ireland in 2010, slightly less than the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteIRELAND2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Italy Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 9.3% of GDP in Italy in 2010, slightly below the OECD average (9.5%).]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteITALY2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Poland Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 7.0% of GDP in Poland in 2010, more than 2 percentage points lower than the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNotePOLAND2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does the Slovak Republic Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 9.0% of GDP in the Slovak Republic in 2010, slightly lower than the average of 9.5% in OECD countries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteSLOVAKREPUBLIC2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does the Czech Republic Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 7.5% of GDP in the Czech Republic in 2010, lower than the average of 9.5% in OECD countries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteCZECHREPUBLIC2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Finland Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 8.9% of GDP in Finland in 2010, a lower share than the average of 9.5% in OECD countries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteFINLAND2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does South Africa Compare with OECD Countries]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 8.9% of GDP in South Africa in 2010, slightly below the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteSOUTHAFRICA2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Chile Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 8.0% of GDP in the Chile in 2010, less than the average of 9.5% in OECD countries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteCHILE2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Estonia Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 6.3% of GDP in Estonia in 2010, much less than the average of 9.5% in OECD countries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteESTONIA2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Switzerland Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Health spending accounted for 11.4% of GDP in Switzerland in 2010, almost two percentage points higher than the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteSWITZERLAND2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Japan Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 9.5% of GDP in Japan in 2009, similar to the OECD average of 9.5% for 2010.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteJAPAN2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does the Netherlands Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 12.0% of GDP in the Netherlands in 2010, the second highest among OECD countries and well above the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteNETHERLANDS2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Germany Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Health spending accounted for 11.6% of GDP in Germany in 2010, more than two percentage points higher than the OECD average of 9.5%.
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<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteGERMANY2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Turkey Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 6.1% of GDP in Turkey in 2008 (latest year available), well below the average of 9.5% across OECD countries in 2010.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteTURKEY2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Norway Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 9.4% of GDP in Norway in 2010, close to the average of 9.5% across OECD countries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteNORWAY2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health: the high cost of diabetes ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Across OECD countries some 83 million people suffer from diabetes. On current trends, that will rise to almost 100 million by 2030. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/healththehighcostofdiabetes.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Obesity: Mardi Gras - how fat are people this Tuesday? ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[More people in developed countries are overweight or obese than ever before, dooming them to years of ill-health and early death. New OECD data show however that in some countries obesity rates are slowing, and that’s good news for people’s health and government budgets. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/obesitymardigras-howfatarepeoplethistuesday.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Employment: mental health issues rising in workplace, says OECD]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Mental illness is a growing problem in society and is increasingly affecting productivity and well-being in the workplace, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/employmentmentalhealthissuesrisinginworkplacesaysoecd.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health at a Glance 2011 Country note: Canada]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD’s latest edition of Health at a Glance shows that medical care is improving in OECD countries, but better prevention and management of chronic diseases is required to reduce costs.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/49084244.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health at a Glance 2011]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This sixth edition of Health at a Glance provides the latest comparable data on different aspects of the performance of health systems in OECD countries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/healthataglance2011.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health at a Glance 2011 Country note: Germany]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD’s latest edition of Health at a Glance shows that medical care is improving in OECD countries, but better prevention and management of chronic diseases is required to reduce costs.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/49084256.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health: medical care improving but better prevention and management of chronic diseases needed to cut costs, says OECD]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Though overall medical care is improving, efforts to prevent and better manage chronic diseases such as diabetes and asthma would improve results and lower costs, according to the OECD’s latest edition of Health at a Glance.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/healthmedicalcareimprovingbutbetterpreventionandmanagementofchronicdiseasesneededtocutcostssaysoecd.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health at a Glance 2011 Country note: Australia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD’s latest edition of Health at a Glance shows that medical care is improving in OECD countries, but better prevention and management of chronic diseases is required to reduce costs.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/49084233.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health at a Glance 2011 Country note: Italy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD’s latest edition of Health at a Glance shows that medical care is improving in OECD countries, but better prevention and management of chronic diseases is required to reduce costs.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/49084268.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health at a Glance 2011 Country note: Korea]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD’s latest edition of Health at a Glance shows that medical care is improving in OECD countries, but better prevention and management of chronic diseases is required to reduce costs.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/49084295.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health at a Glance 2011 Country note: United States]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD’s latest edition of Health at a Glance shows that medical care is improving in OECD countries, but better prevention and management of chronic diseases is required to reduce costs.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/49084319.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health at a Glance 2011 Country note: Japan]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD’s latest edition of Health at a Glance shows that medical care is improving in OECD countries, but better prevention and management of chronic diseases is required to reduce costs.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/49084283.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health at a Glance 2011 Country note: United Kingdom]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD’s latest edition of Health at a Glance shows that medical care is improving in OECD countries, but better prevention and management of chronic diseases is required to reduce costs.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/49084307.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health: Switzerland’s health system is high-performing but must prepare for the future]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Swiss health system is one of the world’s best but must adapt to deal with rising costs and higher rates of cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes, according to a new OECD/WHO report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/healthswitzerlandshealthsystemishigh-performingbutmustprepareforthefuture.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health: spending continues to outpace economic growth in most OECD countries ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Health spending continues to rise faster than economic growth in most OECD countries, maintaining a trend observed since the 1970s. Health spending reached 9.5% of GDP on average in 2009, the most recent year for which figures are available, up from 8.8% in 2008, according to OECD Health Data 2011.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/healthspendingcontinuestooutpaceeconomicgrowthinmostoecdcountries.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Ireland]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Ireland is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877738.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Canada]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Canada is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877490.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Greece]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Greece is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877676.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Australia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Australia is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47890836.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Israel]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Israel is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877779.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Norway]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Norway is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877969.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Finland]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Finland is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877648.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Belgium]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Belgium is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877421.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Spain]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Spain is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47891779.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Korea]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Korea is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877789.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Sweden]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Sweden is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47878082.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Italy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Italy is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47890925.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Switzerland]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Switzerland is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47878092.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in the Czech Republic]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in the Czech Republic is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877501.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Germany]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Germany is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47891361.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in the United States]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in the United States is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47902135.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Mexico]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Mexico is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877877.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in the Netherlands]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in the Netherlands is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877903.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in the United Kingdom]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in the United Kingdom is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47908664.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in the Slovak Republic]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in the Slovak Republic is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47878036.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in New Zealand]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in New Zealand is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877919.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Denmark]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Denmark is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877588.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Hungary]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Hungary is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877686.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Luxembourg]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Luxembourg is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877835.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Slovenia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Slovenia is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47878068.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in France]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in France is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47902097.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Poland]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Poland is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877986.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Austria]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Austria is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877397.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Estonia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Estonia is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877618.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Meeting the Challenge of Ageing and Multiple Morbidities]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[OECD 50th Anniversary Conference, Paris, 22 June, 2011, Sponsored by the OECD and the Business Industry Advisory Committee.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/meetingthechallengeofageingandmultiplemorbidities.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Why does the United States spend so much more on health than other countries?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The United States spent 16% of its national income (GDP) on health in 2007, which is by far, the highest share in the OECD. This presentation was given by Mark Pearson, Head of OECD Health Division, to the U.S Senate Special Committee on Aging.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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