A Political Economy Analysis of Turkey's Health Transformation Program

Beginning in 2003, Turkey initiated a series of reforms under the Health Transformation Program (HTP) that over the past decade have reshaped the health system. Understanding the political economy of this process is important for the future of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Turkey, and also fo...

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Main Authors:	Bump, Jesse B., Powers Sparkes, Susan
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	ABUSE ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES AGGRESSIVE AMBULANCE ANTENATAL CARE BUDGETARY CONTROL BULLETIN CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITATION CAPITATION SYSTEM CHILD HEALTH CHRONIC DISEASES CITIES CITIZEN CITIZENS CLINICIAN CLINICIANS COST CONTROL DEBT DELIVERY SYSTEM DEMAND FOR HEALTH DEMAND FOR HEALTH SERVICES DEVELOPMENT PLANNING DILUTION OF RESOURCES DISEASES DOMESTIC POLITICS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC RESOURCES ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS ENROLLEES ENTITLEMENT ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM EXISTING RESOURCES EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FAMILY PHYSICIAN FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL PRESSURE FINANCIAL PROTECTION FINANCIAL RISKS FORECASTS GLOBAL HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH COVERAGE HEALTH DELIVERY HEALTH DELIVERY SYSTEM HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH FINANCING SYSTEM HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEMES HEALTH INSURANCE SYSTEM HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH PROJECTS HEALTH REFORM HEALTH REFORMS HEALTH RESEARCH HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SPENDING HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH WORKERS HEALTH-CARE HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM HEALTHCARE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM HOSPITAL HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS HOSPITALS HUMAN RESOURCES ILL-HEALTH IMMUNIZATION INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME GROUPS INCOME HOUSEHOLDS INDUCED DEMAND INEQUITIES INSURANCE COVERAGE INSURANCE PREMIUM INSURANCE SCHEMES INTEGRATION LACK OF CAPACITY LAWS LOCAL AUTHORITIES MARGINAL COST MATERNAL HEALTH MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATION MEDICAL CENTERS MEDICAL DOCTORS MEDICAL EDUCATION MEDICAL SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICES MEDICAL SPECIALISTS MEDICINES MIDWIFERY MIDWIVES MINISTRY OF HEALTH MINISTRY OF LABOUR NATIONAL HEALTH NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY NUMBER OF PEOPLE NURSES NUTRITION OUTPATIENT SERVICES OUTREACH ACTIVITIES PARTY PLATFORM PATIENT PATIENT SATISFACTION PATIENTS PHARMACISTS PHYSICIAN PHYSICIANS POLICY CHANGE POLICY DECISIONS POLICY DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY GOALS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL OPPOSITION POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL POWER POLITICAL PROCESS POLITICAL SUPPORT POPULAR SUPPORT PREGNANT WOMEN PRIMARY CARE PRIVATE SECTOR PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS PROGRESS PROVIDER PAYMENT PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES PROVISION OF SERVICES PUBLIC DISCOURSE PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH CARE PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURES PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM PUBLIC HOSPITALS PUBLIC PROVIDERS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SUPPORT PURCHASER-PROVIDER SPLIT QUALITATIVE INFORMATION QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY CARE QUALITY OF CARE QUALITY OF SERVICES RESPECT RURAL AREAS SERIES OF MEETINGS SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE QUALITY SMALL WORLD SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL SECTOR SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS STATE PLANNING TECHNICAL RESOURCES TRADE UNIONS TRAUMA TREATMENTS VISITS WORKERS WORKFORCE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/07/24146871/political-economy-analysis-turkey s-health-transformation-program http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21716