Welcome to the website of the international network health policy & reform, a 20-country-project initiated and sponsored by the Bertelsmann Stiftung since 2002, associated with the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies.

New reforms reported by STAKES, Finland

Introduction of partial sickness allowance

State funding for local development projects

The government programme for the years 2007-2010

Reform on pharmaceuticals – Follow up

Vouchers in social and health care – follow up

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Events

6 March 2008

European Voice’s Healthcare 2008

European Voice’s fourth annual healthcare policy conference will take place over one and a half days in the Renaissance Brussels Hotel in Brussels, showing the growing interest in European healthcare policy and the rising stakes for patients, healthcare professionals, local and national government and related industries.

10-12 March 2008

4th Annual World Health Care Congress

Organised under the high patronage of the European Commission, the German Federal Ministry of Health and presented for the 4th consecutive year, the World Health Care Congress Europe is the only major international forum where over 600 health leaders share best practices and successful initiatives for improved delivery and outcomes in Europe.

Participating thought leaders include health ministers, leading government officials, hospital directors, IT innovators, decision makers from public and private insurance funds, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, and heath care industry suppliers.