Ρύθμιση και μεταρρυθμίσεις του εθνικού συστήματος υγείας στην Ελλάδα: συγκρίσεις με την ευρωπαϊκή εμπειρία

The Greek National Health System (ESY) has undergone many attempts for reform. The fi rst one is traced back during the fi rst years after its foundation in 1983 and the last one is dated during 2005. Following a description of the characteristics and the development of the ESY, this study reviews the tendencies of its reforms interpreting them according to criteria which stem from the Greek experience of economic and social development. The comparison of the ESY’s development with the potential outcomes of the national health systems of other European countries, due to recent reforms, is approached from the perspective that these reforms have the tendency to transfer the weight of fi nancing, especially in the case of the public hospital, away from the national budget upon private family budgets.