Political Analysis of the Turkish Healthcare Reform Attempts: The Reasons for Failure and Lessons to be Learned

Contents

THE AUTHOR

ABSAM HEALTH POLICIES CENTRE
Health Policy Books (HPBs)

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ABBREVIATIONS

1. INTRODUCTION

2. AN OVERVIEW OF TURKISH HEALTH SYSTEM AND POLICY

3. HEALTH REFORM ATTEMPTS OF TURKEY FROM HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES AND REASONS FOR FAILURE
3.1. Institutionalization Period / Pre-Reform Period: 1920-1960
3.2. First Wave Health Reforms: 1960-1980
3.3. Second Wave Health Reforms: 1980-2002
3.4. Third Wave Health Reforms: 2002-Present

4. EVALUATION OF TURKISH HEATH REFORMS IN THE LIGHT OF HEALTH POLICY ANALYSIS FRAMEWORK
4.1. Reform Context: Contextual Factors
4.2. Reform Content
4.3. Reform Process
4.4. Actors
4.5. Other Issues

5. FOR CONCLUSION: POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PERMANENT REFORMS
5.1. Health and Health Services Environment
5.1.1. Views on Health and Health Services
5.1.2. Distinctive Characteristics of Health Services Market and Market Failures in Health Services
5.1.3. State Role in Health Services and Its Rationales
5.2. Policy Recommendations
5.2.1. Philosophical and Political Dimension: Basic Strategic Principles
5.2.2. Financing Dimension
5.2.3. Organization of the Services and Service Providing Dimension

6. REFERENCES