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Health International—Issue 11

The health systems of developed countries have entered an era of unprecedented uncertainty. Until recently, increasing investments in health care enabled them to achieve significant gains—the populations they serve lived longer, better, and happier. However, the current fiscal challenges these health systems face are severe.more

Health International—Issue 10

For political and health leaders the world over the challenge is boosting their countries' economic competitiveness and maintaining a firm grip on fiscal expenditures while simultaneously trying to provide patients with superior health outcomes and broad access to care.more

Health International—Issue 9

If the events of the past year have proved anything, it is that the world is becoming a much smaller place. Unfortunately, advances in healthcare do not always spread rapidly. Too often, innovations that improve care access and quality while holding down costs remain local phenomena. Yet payors, providers, and health systems around the world face similar problems and could benefit from one another's experiences. more

Health International—Issue 8

The partners in McKinsey's Healthcare Payors & Providers Practice have two objectives in Health International: The first is to help improve healthcare systems in Europe while innovating to make them more affordable; second is to convey ideas and initiate discussions—and most important, actions—that promote excellence in healthcare, Europe's leading industry.more

Health International—Issue 7

The partners in McKinsey's Healthcare Payors & Providers Practice have two objectives in Health International: First, to help improve healthcare systems in Europe while innovating to make them more affordable; and second, to convey ideas and initiate discussions—and most important, actions—that promote excellence in healthcare, Europe's leading industry. This article introduces issue 7 of Health International, a publication devoted to providing management know-how for the healthcare industry.more

Health International—Issue 6

Healthcare systems have been undergoing significant change during recent years—new technology, new drugs, and more skilled people have been driving improvements in healthcare outcomes. Unfortunately, this trend has also resulted in significant cost increases. In 2004, healthcare spending was between 8.5 percent and 14.6 percent of GDP in 14 OECD countries. In most cases, this figure is expected to continue its climb. more

Health International—Issue 5

For several years now, Europe’s hospitals have been facing changes—changes that have intensified over the past 12 months. In 2005, McKinsey partners met leaders from around the globe in Paris at the second International Hospital CEO Conference to discuss the opportunities and threats these challenges pose. We started a discussion about how hospitals can not only survive under these difficult conditions but thrive, making the hospital business an attractive and successful one for all players. more

Health International—Issue 4

European governments are under pressure to improve the quality of their healthcare systems, yet they worry about how they will afford what the public wants. Medical costs continue to rise, demographic trends point to an older and sicker population base, and the economic outlook in many countries does not give cause for optimism that national income will rise enough to sustain future health expenses. The various and well-intentioned reform measures that have been introduced have hardly made a dent in this problem. more

Health International—Issue 3

Health reform in Europe has taken many guises in recent years—virtually as many variations as there are European countries, if not more. Insurance markets have been liberalized, pharmaceutical payment policies have been altered, hospital regulations have been softened, physician freedoms have been curtailed—these and many other concepts have been introduced, with varying degrees of success. more

Health International—Issue 2

"Harmonization" of healthcare is out of the question on the European continent. Yet governments everywhere are innovating to respond to the public’s demand for more and better care. more

Health International—Issue 1

Health reform in Europe has taken many guises in recent years—virtually as many variations as there are European countries, if not more. Insurance markets have been liberalized, pharmaceutical payment policies have been altered, hospital regulations have been softened, physician freedoms have been curtailed—these and many other concepts have been introduced, with varying degrees of success. more

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