Payments and quality of care in private for-profit and public hospitals in Greece

• Main Authors: Smyrnakis Emmanouil (Author), Giannakopoulos Stathis (Author), Gavana Magda (Author), Kondilis Elias (Author), Dombros Nikolaos (Author), Benos Alexis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Empirical evidence on how ownership type affects the quality and cost of medical care is growing, and debate on these topics is ongoing. Despite the fact that the private sector is a major provider of hospital services in Greece, lit...