Healthcare Reforms, Politics and Public Opinion #1

Abstract

This panel explores the politics of health policy reforms and public opinion on healthcare issues. Health policy reforms are often highly politically contested, as governments must reconcile the goals of efficiency and fiscal sustainability with ideological commitments, existing institutional arrangements, and citizens’ expectations and values regarding access and quality of care. This makes the health sector an ideal arena for studying how political actors and institutions shape health policies, and how these policies are perceived and shaped by voters. The panel features papers examining issues such as the political drivers of health reforms, the role of partisanship and institutions in influencing policy change, and citizens’ perceptions and attitudes toward health systems and policies.

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Alternative Medicine and Voting – Can Populists Attract Esoteric Believers?	View Paper Details
From Legal Approximation to Governance Capacity: Health Policy and EU Enlargement in the Western Balkans	View Paper Details
Health Financing for Universal Health Coverage in an Era of Polycrisis: Good Governance Rules for Ukraine’s Program of Medical Guarantees	View Paper Details
How Health Hurts: Exploring How Personal Health And Economic Insecurity Shape Support for Left- And Right-Wing Populist Parties	View Paper Details
Evaluating the Impacts of Administrative Reforms in Public Social and Healthcare to Democracy: Case Finland	View Paper Details