Research Article

AN EVALUATION OF THE TURKISH GENERAL HEALTH INSURANCE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE HEALTHCARE REFORM

Volume: 25 Number: 2 November 29, 2023
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AN EVALUATION OF THE TURKISH GENERAL HEALTH INSURANCE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE HEALTHCARE REFORM

Abstract

In line with the recommendations of the World Bank, the Health Transformation Program [Sağlıkta Dönüşüm Programı] was accepted in Türkiye in 2003. Within this scope, reform movements in healthcare delivery were initiated. A universal health insurance model (named general health insurance) was accepted with the Social Insurance and General Health Insurance Act No. 5510 [5510 sayılı Sosyal Sigortalar ve Genel Sağlık Sigortası Kanunu] adopted in 2006. General health insurance, which came into effect gradually since 2008, fundamentally changed the system of benefiting from health services, which had been built as employment-oriented until then. General health insurance aimed to cover not only those included by social insurance but also all citizens or foreigners residing in Türkiye. In the general health insurance system, the principle of purchasing health services from health service providers (providing the financing of health services) has been adopted instead of providing them by the Social Security Institution [Sosyal Güvenlik Kurumu]. This study aims to evaluate the healthcare reform carried out in Türkiye through general health insurance. Therefore, the study first includes the healthcare (and social security) reform in Türkiye and then explains the implementation of general health insurance. Afterward, the study evaluates whether general health insurance meets the healthcare reform targets today and determines the problematic aspects of general health insurance.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Labour and Social Security Law

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

November 29, 2023

Submission Date

July 12, 2023

Acceptance Date

September 19, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 25 Number: 2

APA
Ezer, B. (2023). AN EVALUATION OF THE TURKISH GENERAL HEALTH INSURANCE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE HEALTHCARE REFORM. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, 25(2), 847-893. https://doi.org/10.33717/deuhfd.1375589
AMA
1.Ezer B. AN EVALUATION OF THE TURKISH GENERAL HEALTH INSURANCE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE HEALTHCARE REFORM. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi. 2023;25(2):847-893. doi:10.33717/deuhfd.1375589
Chicago
Ezer, Burcu. 2023. “AN EVALUATION OF THE TURKISH GENERAL HEALTH INSURANCE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE HEALTHCARE REFORM”. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi 25 (2): 847-93. https://doi.org/10.33717/deuhfd.1375589.
EndNote
Ezer B (November 1, 2023) AN EVALUATION OF THE TURKISH GENERAL HEALTH INSURANCE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE HEALTHCARE REFORM. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi 25 2 847–893.
IEEE
[1]B. Ezer, “AN EVALUATION OF THE TURKISH GENERAL HEALTH INSURANCE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE HEALTHCARE REFORM”, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 847–893, Nov. 2023, doi: 10.33717/deuhfd.1375589.
ISNAD
Ezer, Burcu. “AN EVALUATION OF THE TURKISH GENERAL HEALTH INSURANCE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE HEALTHCARE REFORM”. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi 25/2 (November 1, 2023): 847-893. https://doi.org/10.33717/deuhfd.1375589.
JAMA
1.Ezer B. AN EVALUATION OF THE TURKISH GENERAL HEALTH INSURANCE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE HEALTHCARE REFORM. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi. 2023;25:847–893.
MLA
Ezer, Burcu. “AN EVALUATION OF THE TURKISH GENERAL HEALTH INSURANCE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE HEALTHCARE REFORM”. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 25, no. 2, Nov. 2023, pp. 847-93, doi:10.33717/deuhfd.1375589.
Vancouver
1.Burcu Ezer. AN EVALUATION OF THE TURKISH GENERAL HEALTH INSURANCE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE HEALTHCARE REFORM. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi. 2023 Nov. 1;25(2):847-93. doi:10.33717/deuhfd.1375589

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