Hospital bodies: the genesis of Italian National Health Service.
Hospital public bodies were instituted in Italy in 1968. Their creation represents a fundamental step forward in the evolution of the national healthcare system and has allowed improvements in social equity in hospitals. The lack of independent funding beyond the insurance-type healthcare system existing at the time, hindered its success. The hospital body has however left a trace in the modern national healthcare system with the introduction of the hospital corporation.
Division of General Surgery B Foundation, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano Via Venezian 1. 20133 Milan Italia. alberto.vannelli@istitutotumori.mi.it
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Buongiorno
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