Cost Containment in Public-Private Health Care System: The Case of Italy.

Health care cost containment has become an important issue in Western countries in recent years. However, most efforts have met with only limited success and Italy is no exception. This article examines the mixed public-private system existing in Italy. It also describes and evaluates cost-containment efforts in the Italian public health care system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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