A webinar on financial protection hosted by the EU Health Policy Platform on 4 June 2024 presents new evidence in 40 countries, highlights the policy choices, and shows what countries in Europe and central Asia are doing to reduce financial hardship, with a spotlight on Belgium, France and Spain.
The WHO Barcelona Office for Health Systems Financing & the European Commission (DG SANTE) invite you to take part in a webinar on Tuesday 4 June 2024, 10.00-12.00 CEST.
The webinar will:
- feature new evidence on financial protection in 40 countries, with a spotlight on Belgium, France and Spain
- highlight the policy choices that undermine financial protection, particularly in primary care settings
- show what countries in Europe are doing to reduce financial hardship
- address the following questions: Why do many countries fail to cover the whole population? How can counties mitigate the negative effects of co-payments? Can governments afford to pay for financial protection? Is private health insurance the answer?
Speakers
- Maya Matthews, DG SANTE, European Commission
- Tamás Evetovits, WHO Barcelona Office
- Nicolas Bouckaert, Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE), Belgium
- Damien Bricard, Institute for Research and Information in Health Economics (IRDES), France
- Rosa Urbanos-Garrido, Universidad Complutense Madrid, Spain
- Jon Cylus, WHO Barcelona Office
- Jorge Alejandro García Ramírez, WHO Barcelona Office
- Sarah Thomson, WHO Barcelona Office
The webinar is hosted by the EU Health Policy Platform.
Explore more
- Can people afford to pay for health care? Evidence on financial protection in 40 countries in Europe
- UHC watch – tracking progress on affordable access to health care in Europe and Central Asia
- Monitoring progress towards universal health coverage in Europe – research article in the Lancet Regional Health Europe
