The Georgian healthcare system: is it reaching the WHO health system goals?
After the break-up of the Soviet Union, the country of Georgia suffered from intense civil unrest and socio-economic deterioration, which particularly affected the health sector. To remedy the situation, the government initiated health sector reform, which introduced major changes in healthcare financing in Georgia: the previously free healthcare model was replaced by social insurance, and patients were required to pay out-of-pocket for services not covered by insurance. This paper is an attempt to determine if the health system of Georgia is reaching the WHO health system goals of improved health status, responsiveness to patients' needs (consumer satisfaction), and financial risk protection as a result of health reforms.
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Department of Global Health, School of Public Health and Health Services, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA. TCollins@gwu.edu
D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005846:Georgia (Republic); D018166:Health Care Reform; D006291:Health Policy; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006304:Health Status; D012943:Social Security; D014944:World Health Organization