OECD Reviews of Health Systems are in-depth studies of the health system of member countries, with a particular focus on economic issues. They assess the performance of health systems in a comparative context, identify the main challenges faced by the country health system and put forward policy options to better meet them. Reviews are initiated at the request of the country to be examined and emphasis is placed on specific issues of key policy interest. Each review includes: a description of the main institutional characteristics of the country health system an assessment of its strengths and weaknesses in terms of: access and insurance coverage; responsiveness to patient needs and quality of care; efficiency in provision; and financial sustainability an analysis of key recent reforms or programmes of particular relevance to the country conclusions and recommendations suggesting ways forward to address policy and performance challenges.

OECD Reviews of Health Systems - REPORTS AVAILABLE

OECD Reviews of Health Systems are informed by comparative data analysis, specific indicators, and benchmarking of policies from other OECD countries. Country-specific documentation and data for the country under review are analysed by the OECD Secretariat. A fact-finding and policy questionnaire is administered to the authorities of the country under review.

Additional material and data are also collected from an OECD mission to the country under examination, during which the Secretariat examines key policies and meets with relevant authorities and other key stakeholders. Prior to its finalisation and publication, a draft report is discussed during a review meeting, held either in Paris or in the country itself, which involves the Secretariat, the country under review, and delegates from other countries identified as examiners.

• Brazil (December 2021) - also available in Portuguese: Estudos da OCDE sobre os Sistemas de Saúde: Brasil 2021
  Access the companion report Primary Health Care in Brazil, also available in Portuguese: Estudo da OCDE da Atenção Primária à Saúde no Brasil
• Lithuania (May 2018)
• Kazakhstan (February 2018) - See also National Health Accounts of Kazakhstan (February 2018)
• Peru (December 2017) - See also Monitoring Health System Performance in Peru - Data and Statistics (December 2017)
• Costa Rica (November 2017)
• Primary Care in Denmark (March 2017)
• Latvia (September 2016)
• Mexico (January 2016)
• Colombia (December 2015)
• Russian Federation (June 2012)
• Switzerland (in English and French, published in October 2011; this is an update of the 2006 review)
• Turkey (February 2008)
• Finland (December 2005)
• Mexico (2005)
• Korea (in English and French, published in May 2003)

OECD Reviews of Health Systems are undertaken as part of the activities of the Health Committee.

See also the most recent Economic Surveys covering health issues, published by the OECD Economics Department.

For a description of the health system in these countries and many others, visit the European Observatory's Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series.

Access all health-related content by country (reports, country notes, Policy Briefs, etc.) at http://www.oecd.org/health/bycountry/

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