Which Road to go for Europe regarding Health: Federation, Union or becoming Swiss?
Rieger, K.; Brand, H. · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2014 · Heft 8/09 · S. 1 bis 1
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Zusammenfassung
Background: The newly elected European Parliament and European Commission will face a long and ongoing discussion which governing model suits Europe best. Federation or Union is one option but the highly decentralized system of Switzerland is winning more popularity as an alternative. Regarding health the sub national or region level is important because the regions mostly provide health. However, little is known on the impact of state organization (the combination of the degree of federalism and the degree of decentralization). This paper for the first time investigates the influence of state organization on he…