• What is Public-Private Mix in Healthcare?

NEWS MEDICAL -  Manchester  - (Liji Thomas, MD - Emily Henderson) - Even as medical technology becomes more sophisticated and expensive, healthcare providers have been battling the need to keep costs within affordable limits, while still pushing consumption of goods and services to as high levels as reasonably justifiable. This is driven by market considerations, such as profitability and user-driven changes in the use of healthcare technology, as well as a sincere concern for better patient outcomes. Over the last half-century, many countries have shifted from mainly public healthcare systems to a mix of private and public. Deregulation, free trade, reduced budgetary allotments for health and social welfare...>>>