This policy paper was prepared by Guillaume Dedet, Kadri-Ann Kallas and Lucie Bryndova. The authors are grateful to the many experts in OECD countries and to members of the Health Committee who contributed their time by providing information and comments.
This paper builds on the OECD Secretariat’s extensive exchange and collaboration with Member Countries, including bilateral co‑operation and country projects supported through the European Commission’s Technical Support Instrument. The authors also thank the national Health System Performance Assessment teams for sharing their experiences and insights on HSPA implementation.
The authors are grateful to Frederico Guanais, Francesca Colombo, Mark Pearson and Stefano Scarpetta for their technical input and review, to health division colleagues who provided inputs to Section 4, and to Lucy Hulett for her assistance and editorial support. Finally, Erica Barbazza reviewed early drafts of the manuscript and Professor Niek Klazinga provided key guidance and reviewed the findings.