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Policy options to contain healthcare costs: a review and classification
Table 2.5: Countries, cost containment policies and relative quotes
US 1451 6% 11% 29% 54% Canada 236 12% 23% 35% 29% Germany 192 15% 22% 35% 29% UK 120 7% 12% 43% 39% Netherlands 99 14% 18% 38% 30% France 68 19% 13% 44% 25% Japan 47 4% 21% 45% 30% Australia 38 11% 21% 42% 26% Sweden 31 3% 3% 52% 42% New Zealand 30 3% 33% 13% 50% Italy 23 13% 9% 48% 35% Norway 22 9% 18% 59% 14% Denmark 22 9% 9% 59% 23% Spain 21 24% 33% 33% 10% Switzerland 18 0% 0% 39% 61% Korea 16 13% 19% 38% 31% Greece 15 7% 67% 7% 20% Israel 13 0% 15% 31% 54% Belgium 9 44% 11% 33% 11% Czech republic 6 0% 33% 67% 0% Ireland 5 40% 20% 20% 20% Hungary 4 0% 50% 50% 0% Poland 4 0% 50% 50% 0% Slovakia 4 0% 50% 50% 0% Slovenia 4 0% 50% 50% 0% Austria 4 0% 0% 25% 75% Portugal 2 0% 50% 0% 50%
Country
Total number of policies
budget
price
volume
market
Turkey
1 0% 0% 0% 100%
35
