Health care is one of the most frequently discussed, debated and reformed public service branches throughout the world.  All countries, including those in the CEE region, attempt to improve the delivery of health services with varying degrees of success. Papers in the panels compare processes and outcomes of health reforms in the CEE region, including explanations for successes and failures, as well as health service delivery issues. Goals of the two panels include discussion of core problems of health reforms in CEE conditions, including problems of delivering health services; convening experts in the field to discuss further steps of co-operation; and improving links to international organizations dealing with similar issues. 

Paper: Managed care as a key element of a current reforming health care policy in the Czech Republic
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Ivan Maly, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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Paper: Why none of health reform attempts succeeded? The case of the Czech Republic
Author(s):
Marek Pavlik, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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Paper: Health sector reforms in comparative perspective - An unending quest?
Author(s):
James Bjorkman, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, Netherlands
James Warner Björkman
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Paper: Health care reform in Slovenia and implementation of changes
Author(s):
Stanka Setnikar-Cankar, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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