2012
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-607
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Economic crisis and primary healthcare in Greece: ‘disaster’ or ‘blessing’?

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“…Taking this into account and considering the increasing health care expenditure and tight health budget, this the right time to introduce reforms in the Greek health care system to integrate care for chronic diseases [ 62 ]. Optimists would argue that Greece should see the crisis as a blessing to reform care rather than as disaster of health care [ 14 ]. However, even they would agree that this is not an easy task.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Taking this into account and considering the increasing health care expenditure and tight health budget, this the right time to introduce reforms in the Greek health care system to integrate care for chronic diseases [ 62 ]. Optimists would argue that Greece should see the crisis as a blessing to reform care rather than as disaster of health care [ 14 ]. However, even they would agree that this is not an easy task.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Further budget cuts without structural reforms would lead to the collapse of the health care and health protection system [ 14 ] threatening, therefore, the overall sustainability of the Greek economy. This would be undesirable for Greece and the Greek debt holders (i.e., International Monetary Fund, European Union and European Central Bank).…”
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“…Lack of integration can result in fragmentation of care and poor health outcomes, [ 16 ] as well as in problems related to funding, planning, effectiveness and operation of the healthcare system[ 17 ]. Substantial healthcare budget cuts and prolonged delay of major reform are jeopardising the NHS, putting it at risk of becoming unsustainable and ultimately, obsolete [ 18 ]. Failing to achieve immediate policy and structural changes to this direction, could increase the risk of potential NHS collapse with numerous adverse consequences [ 13 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%