Items where Author is "Thomson, Sarah"

Article

Cylus, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0001-8269-1578, Thomson, Sarah, Tayara, Lynn Al, Cerezo, José Cerezo, Martínez, Marcos Gallardo, García-Ramírez, Jorge Alejandro, Karanikolos, Marina, Gregori, María Serrano and Evetovits, Tamás (2024) Assessing the equity and coverage policy sensitivity of financial protection indicators in Europe. Health Policy, 147. ISSN 0168-8510

Thomson, Sarah, Cylus, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0001-8269-1578, Al Tayara, Lynn, Martínez, Marcos Gallardo, García-Ramírez, Jorge Alejandro, Gregori, María Serrano, Cerezo-Cerezo, José, Karanikolos, Marina and Evetovits, Tamás (2024) Monitoring progress towards universal health coverage in Europe: a descriptive analysis of financial protection in 40 countries. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, 37. ISSN 2666-7762

Martini, Jessica, Fleischmann, Giorgia, Sabato, Sebastiano, Cylus, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0001-8269-1578, Thomson, Sarah, Bouckaert, Nicolas and Van de Voorde, Carine (2024) Ensuring affordable access to healthcare for everyone in the European Union: what gaps remain and how can the EU support Member States to overcome them? Eurohealth, 29 (3). 27 - 33. ISSN 1356-1030

Cylus, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0001-8269-1578, Thomson, Sarah and Evetovits, Tamás (2018) Catastrophic health spending in Europe: equity and policy implications of different calculation methods. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. ISSN 0042-9686

Thomson, Sarah, Evetovits, Tamás, Cylus, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0001-8269-1578 and Jakab, Melitta (2016) Monitoring financial protection to assess progress towards universal health coverage in Europe. Public Health Panorama, 2 (3). pp. 357-366. ISSN 2412-544X

Wouters, Olivier J. ORCID: 0000-0002-2514-476X, Cylus, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0001-8269-1578, Yang, Wei, Thomson, Sarah and McKee, Martin (2016) Medical savings accounts: assessing their impact on efficiency, equity, and financial protection in health care. Health Economics, Policy and Law, 11 (3). pp. 321-335. ISSN 1744-1331

Thomson, Sarah, Evetovits, Tamás, Cylus, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0001-8269-1578 and Jakab, Melitta (2016) Generating evidence for UHC: systematic monitoring of financial protection in European health systems. Eurohealth, 22 (2). pp. 23-27. ISSN 1356-1030

Stabile, Mark and Thomson, Sarah (2014) The changing role of government in financing health care: an international perspective. Journal of Economic Literature, 52 (2). pp. 480-518. ISSN 0022-0515

Himmelstein, David U., Jun, Miraya, Busse, Reinhard, Chevreul, Karine, Geissler, Alexander, Jeurissen, Patrick, Thomson, Sarah, Vinet, Marie-Amelie and Woolhandler, Sttefie (2014) A comparison of hospital administrative costs In eight nations: US costs exceed all others by far. Health Affairs, 33 (9). pp. 1586-1594. ISSN 0278-2715

Karanikolos, Marina, Mladovsky, Philipa ORCID: 0000-0001-7761-6928, Cylus, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0001-8269-1578, Thomson, Sarah, Basu, Sanjay, Stuckler, David, Mackenbach, Johan P and McKee, Martin (2013) Financial crisis, austerity, and health in Europe. The Lancet, 381 (9874). pp. 1323-1331. ISSN 0140-6736

Thomson, Sarah, Busse, Reinhard, Crivelli, Luca, van de Ven, Wynand and Van de Voorde, Carine (2013) Statutory health insurance competition in Europe: a four-country comparison. Health Policy, 109 (3). pp. 209-225. ISSN 0168-8510

Stabile, Mark, Thomson, Sarah, Allin, Sara, Boyle, Seán, Busse, Reinhard, Chevreul, Karine, Marchildon, Greg and Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297 (2013) Health care cost containment strategies used in four other high-income countries hold lessons for the United States. Health Affairs, 32 (4). pp. 643-652. ISSN 0278-2715

Thomson, Sarah, Schang, Laura and Chernew, Michael E. (2013) Value-based cost sharing in the United States and elsewhere can increase patients' use of high-value goods and services. Health Affairs, 32 (4). pp. 704-712. ISSN 0278-2715

Mladovsky, Philipa ORCID: 0000-0001-7761-6928, Srivastava, Divya ORCID: 0000-0001-5135-3592, Cylus, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0001-8269-1578, Karanikolos, Marina, Evetovits, Tamás, Thomson, Sarah and McKee, Martin (2012) Health policy in the financial crisis. Eurohealth, 18 (1). pp. 3-6. ISSN 1356-1030

Ettelt, Stefanie, Mays, Nicholas, Chevreul, Karine, Nikolentzos, Athanasios, Thomson, Sarah and Nolte, Ellen (2010) Involvement of ministries of health in health service coverage decisions: is England an aberrant case? Social Policy and Administration, 44 (3). pp. 225-243. ISSN 0144-5596

Thomson, Sarah, Foubister, Thomas and Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297 (2010) Can user charges make health care more efficient? British Medical Journal, 341 (aug18). c3759-c3759. ISSN 0959-535X

Gemmill, Marin C., Thomson, Sarah and Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297 (2008) What impact do prescription drug charges have on efficiency and equity? Evidence from high-income countries. International Journal for Equity in Health, 7 (12). ISSN 1475-9276

Nolte, Ellen, Ettelt, Stefanie, Thomson, Sarah and Mays, Nicholas (2008) Learning from other countries: an on-call facility for health care policy. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 13 (2 (S)). pp. 58-64. ISSN 1355-8196

Thomson, Sarah and Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297 (2007) Regulating private health insurance in the European Union: the implications of single market legislation and competition policy. Journal of European Integration, 29 (1). pp. 89-107. ISSN 0703-6337

Thomson, Sarah and Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297 (2007) EU law and regulation of private health insurance. Health Economics, Policy and Law, 2 (2). pp. 117-124. ISSN 1744-1331

Thomson, Sarah and Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297 (2006) Choice of public or private health insurance: learning from the experience of Germany and the Netherlands. Journal of European Social Policy, 16 (4). pp. 315-327. ISSN 0958-9287

Thomson, Sarah and Dixon, Anna (2006) Choices in health care: the European experience. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 11 (3). pp. 167-171. ISSN 1355-8196

Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297, Thomson, Sarah and Ter-Linden, A (2004) Information technology law and health systems in the European Union. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 20 (4). pp. 498-508. ISSN 0266-4623

Thomson, Sarah and Dixon, Anna (2004) Choices in health care: the European experience. Euro Observer, 6 (4). pp. 1-4. ISSN 1020-7481

Thomson, Sarah and Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297 (2004) L’accès aux soins de santé au sein de l’Union Européenne: l’impact des frais restant à la charge de l’usager et l’assurance santé volontaire. Regards (26). ISSN 1262-0092

Thomson, Sarah and Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297 (2004) Private health insurance and access to health care in the European Union. Euro Observer, 6 (1). pp. 1-4. ISSN 1020-7481

Jemiai, Nadia, Thomson, Sarah and Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297 (2004) An overview of cost sharing for health services in the European Union. Euro Observer, 6 (3). pp. 1-4. ISSN 1020-7481

Thomson, Sarah and Saka, O (2003) Health and health care in Turkey. Euro Observer, 5 (1). pp. 5-6. ISSN 1020-7481

Thomson, Sarah, Busse, R and Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297 (2002) Low demand for substitutive voluntary health insurance in Germany. Croatian Medical Journal, 43 (4). pp. 425-432. ISSN 0353-9504

Thomson, Sarah, Pitman, Damian and Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297 (2001) Clinical practice and the UK Human Rights Act 1998: protecting individual rights in the interest of the wider community. Clinical Medicine, 1 (6). pp. 464-469. ISSN 1470-2118

Thomson, Sarah and Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297 (2001) The demand for private health insurance in Germany. Euro Observer, 2 (4). pp. 6-7. ISSN 1020-7481

Book Section

Mladovsky, Philipa ORCID: 0000-0001-7761-6928, Thomson, Sarah and Maresso, Anna (2015) Changes to health service planning, purchasing and delivery. In: Thomson, Sarah, Jowett, Matthew, Evetovits, Tamás, Mladovsky, Philipa, Maresso, Anna, Figueras, Josep, Cylus, Jonathan, Karanikolos, Marina and Kluge, Hans, (eds.) Economic Crisis, Health Systems and Health in Europe: Impact and Implications for Policy. Open University, Maidenhead, UK, pp. 105-138. ISBN 9780335264001

Moreno-Serra, Rodrigo, Thomson, Sarah and Xu, Ke (2013) Measuring and comparing financial protection. In: Papanicolas, Irene and Smith, Peter, (eds.) Health System Performance Comparison: an Agenda for Policy, Information and Research. Open University, Buckingham. ISBN 9780335247264

Baeten, Rita and Thomson, Sarah (2012) Health care policies: European debate and national reforms. In: Natali, David and Vanhercke, Bart, (eds.) Social Developments in the European Union 2011. European Social Observatory, Brussels, Belgium, pp. 187-212.

Thomson, Sarah (2010) What role for voluntary health insurance? In: Kutzin, Joseph, Cashin, Cheryl S. and Jakab, Melitta, (eds.) Implementing Health Financing Reform: Lessons From and for Countries in Transition. World Health Organization, Copenhagen, Denmark. ISBN 9789289042116

Thomson, Sarah and Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297 (2010) Private health insurance and the internal market. In: Mossialos, Elias, Permanand, Govin, Baeten, Rita and Hervey, Tamara, (eds.) Health Systems Governance in Europe: the Role of Eu Law and Policy. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 419-460. ISBN 9780521747561

Thomson, Sarah and Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297 (2004) Influencing demand for drugs through cost sharing. In: Mossialos, Elias, Mrazek, M and Walley, T, (eds.) Regulating Pharmaceuticals in Europe : Striving for Efficiency, Equity and Quality. Open University, Maidenhead, UK, pp. 227-244. ISBN 0335214657

Thomson, Sarah and Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297 (2004) The regulatory framework for voluntary health insurance in the European Union: implications for accession countries. In: den Exter, A., (ed.) Health and Accession. Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297 and Thomson, Sarah (2003) Access to health care in the European Union: the impact of user charges and voluntary health insurance. In: Gulliford, M. and Morgan, Mary S., (eds.) Access to Health Care. Routledge, New York, USA, pp. 143-173. ISBN 0415275466

Thomson, Sarah and Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297 (2003) Key trends in private European health insurance. In: Private Hospital Healthcare Europe: the Reference Guide for Independent Hospitals. Campden Publishing, London, UK. ISBN 9781904471080

Vallgårda, Signild, Thomson, Sarah, Krasnik, Allan and Vrangbaek, Karsten (2002) Denmark. In: Dixon, Anna and Mossialos, Elias, (eds.) Health Care Systems in Eight Countries: Trends and Challenges. London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK, pp. 17-29. ISBN 075301548X

Sandier, Simone, Polton, Dominique, Paris, Valérie and Thomson, Sarah (2002) France. In: Dixon, Anna and Mossialos, Elias, (eds.) Health Care Systems in Eight Countries: Trends and Challenges. London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK, pp. 31-46. ISBN 075301548X

Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297 and Thomson, Sarah (2002) Voluntary health insurance in the European Union. In: Mossialos, Elias, Dixon, Anna, Figueras, Josep and Kutzin, Joseph, (eds.) Funding Health Care: Options for Europe. European Observatory on Health Care Systems Series. Open University, Buckingham, UK, 128 - 160. ISBN 0335209254

Monograph

Boes, Stefan, Foletti, Martin, Mantwill, Sarah, Zimmerman, Julia, Cylus, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0001-8269-1578, Gomez, Elisa, Al Tayara, Lynn, Habicht, Triin, Thomson, Sarah and Evetovits, Tamás (2023) How does Switzerland's health sector contribute to the economy? Health and the Economy: a series of country snapshots. European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies. ISBN 9789289059480

Blümel, Miriam, Al Tayara, Lynn, Gomez, Elisa, Zimmerman, Julia, Cylus, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0001-8269-1578, Thomson, Sarah, Habicht, Triin and Evetovits, Tamás (2022) How does Germany's health sector contribute to the economy? Health and the Economy: a series of country snapshots. European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies. ISBN 9789289059312

Thomson, Sarah, Tamas, Evetovits and Cylus, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0001-8269-1578 (2017) Financial protection in high-income countries: a comparison of the Czech Republic, Estonia and Latvia. Working Paper prepared by the WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO/HIS/HGF/HFWorkingPaper/17.12). World Health Organization, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Sagan, Anna and Thomson, Sarah (2016) Voluntary health insurance in Europe: country experience. Observatory Studies Series (42). World Health Organization, Denmark. ISBN 9789289050371

Sagan, Anna and Thomson, Sarah (2016) Voluntary health insurance in Europe: role and regulation. Observatory Studies Series (43). World Health Organization, Denmark. ISBN 9789289050388

Thomson, Sarah, Figueras, Josep, Evetovits, Tamás, Jowett, Matthew, Mladovsky, Philipa ORCID: 0000-0001-7761-6928, Maresso, Anna, Cylus, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0001-8269-1578, Karanikolos, Marina and Kluge, Hans (2014) Economic crisis, health systems and health in Europe: impact and implications for policy. Policy summary, Permanand, Govin (ed.) (12). World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Schang, Laura, Waibel, Sina and Thomson, Sarah (2013) Measuring care coordination: health system and patient perspectives: report prepared for the Main Association of Austrian Social Security Institutions. . LSE Health, London, UK.

Thomson, Sarah, Jowett, Matthew, Evetovits, Tamás, Jakab, Melitta, McKee, Martin and Figueras, Josep (2013) Health, health systems and economic crisis in Europe: impact and policy implications. . World Health Organization on behalf of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Evetovits, Tamas, Figueras, Josep, Jowett, Matthew, Mladovsky, Philipa ORCID: 0000-0001-7761-6928, Nolan, Anne, Normand, Charles and Thomson, Sarah (2012) Health system responses to financial pressures in Ireland: policy options in an international context. , Thomson, Sarah, Jowett, Matthew and Mladovsky, Philipa (eds.). Great Britain. Department of Health, Dublin.

Mladovsky, Philipa ORCID: 0000-0001-7761-6928, Srivastava, Divya ORCID: 0000-0001-5135-3592, Cylus, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0001-8269-1578, Karanikolos, Marina, Evetovits, Tamás, Thomson, Sarah and McKee, Martin (2012) Health policy responses to the financial crisis in Europe. Policy summary (5). World Health Organization on behalf of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Thomson, Sarah, Osborn, Robin, Squires, David and Reed, Sarah Jane (ed.) (2011) International profiles of health care systems 2011: Australia, Canada, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Iceland,Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden,Switzerland, and the United States. . New York, The Commonwealth Fund.

Thomson, Sarah, Habicht, Triin, Rooväli, Liis, Evetovits, Tamás and Habicht, Jarno (2011) Responding to the challenge of financial sustainability in Estonia's health system: one year on. . World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Thomson, Sarah and Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297 (2010) Primary care and prescription drugs: coverage, cost-sharing, and financial protection in six European countries. Issues in international health policy. The Commonwealth Fund.

Thomson, Sarah, Võrk, Andres, Habicht, Triin, Rooväli, Liis, Evetovits, Tamás and Habicht, Jarno (2010) Responding to the challenge of financial sustainability in Estonia's health system. . World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark. ISBN 9789289041997

Thomson, Sarah, Foubister, Thomas, Kutzin, Joseph, Permanand, Govin and Bryndová, Lucie (2009) Addressing financial sustainability in health systems. Policy brief (1). World Health Organization on behalf of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies.

Thomson, Sarah and Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297 (2009) Private health insurance in the European Union. Studies and Reports on Health and Long-Term Care. European Commission, Brussels, Belgium.

Thomson, Sarah, Foubister, Thomas and Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297 (2008) Health care financing in the context of social security. DG internal policies of the Union. European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium.

Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297, Allin, Sara, Figueras, Josep, Busse, Reinnhard, Dixon, Anna, Grosse-Tebbe, Susanne, Kutzin, Joseph, McDaid, David ORCID: 0000-0003-0744-2664, Nolte, Ellen, Rico, Ana, Riesberg, Annette and Thomson, Sarah (2007) Health systems in transition: template for analysis. . World Health Organization on behalf of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Thomson, Sarah, Ettelt, Stefanie and Nolte, Ellen (2007) The regulation of competition between publicly-financed hospitals: a rapid review commissioned by the Department of Health. . London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.

Ettelt, Stefanie, Nolte, Ellen, Thomson, Sarah and Mays, Nicholas (2007) A review of the role and responsibilities of national ministries of health in five countries. . London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.

Ettelt, Stefanie, Thomson, Sarah, Nolte, Ellen and Mays, Nicholas (2007) The systematic use of cost-effectiveness criteria to inform decisions about the removal of items from publicly-financed 'benefits packages'. . London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.

Thomson, Sarah and Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297 (2006) Regulating private health insurance in the European Union: the implications of single market legislation and competition policy. LSE Health Working Papers (4/2006). London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK. ISBN 0753019744

Thomson, Sarah, Ettelt, Stefanie, Nolte, Ellen and Mays, Nicholas (2006) Approaches to enhancing appropriateness of decision making in hospital: experiences from 12 countries. . London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.

Ettelt, Stefanie, Nolte, Ellen, Thomson, Sarah and Mays, Nicholas (2006) Health care capacity planning: a review of international experience. . London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.

Ettelt, Stefanie, Nolte, Ellen, Mays, Nicholas and Thomson, Sarah (2006) Health care outside hospital: accessing generalist and specialist care in eight countries. . London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.

Ettelt, Stefanie, Nolte, Ellen, Thomson, Sarah and Mays, Nicholas (2006) Healthcare capacity planning: a review of international experience. . Great Britain. Department of Health, London, UK.

Ettelt, Stefanie, Thomson, Sarah, Nolte, Ellen and Mays, Nicholas (2006) Reimbursing highly specialised hospital services: the experience of activity-based funding in eight countries. . London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.

Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297, Masseria, Cristina, Allin, Sara and Thomson, Sarah (2005) Health and living conditions in an enlarged Europe. . Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, European Union.

Thomson, Sarah, Allin, Sara and Busse, Reinnhard (2005) Health systems profiles template. . World Health Organization on behalf of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Foubister, Thomas, Thomson, Sarah, Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297 and McGuire, Alistair (2005) Report on private medical insurance to the UK Department of Health. . Great Britain. Department of Health. (Submitted)

Thomson, Sarah and Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297 (2004) Funding health care from private sources: what are the implications for equity, efficiency, cost containment and choice in Western European health systems? . World Health Organization on behalf of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Thomson, Sarah, Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297, McKee, Martin, Nolte, Ellen and Allin, Sara (2004) Health and health systems in the new member states of the European Union. . Institut des Sciences de la Santé, Paris, France.

Jesse, Maris, Habicht, Jarno, Aaviksoo, Ain, Koppel, Agris, Irs, Alar and Thomson, Sarah (2004) Health care systems in transition: Estonia. . World Health Organization on behalf of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Copenhagan, Denmark.

Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297 and Thomson, Sarah (2004) Voluntary health insurance in the European Union. Observatory Studies Series. World Health Organization, Copenhagen, DK. ISBN 9289010657

Thomson, Sarah, Dixon, Anna and Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297 (2003) Funding health care in Europe: weighing up the options. . Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Sweden.

Thomson, Sarah, Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297 and Jemiai, Nadia (2003) User charges for health services in the European Union: report prepared for the Directorate General for Employment and Social Affairs of the European Commission. . Directorate General for Employment and Social Affairs of the European Commission, London, UK.

Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297 and Thomson, Sarah (2002) Voluntary health insurance in the European Union: report prepared for the Directorate General for Employment and Social Affairs of the European Commission. . London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Thomson, Sarah and Maresso, A (2001) Health care systems in transition: Italy. . European Observatory on Health Care Systems, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Book

Thomson, Sarah, Foubister, Thomas and Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297 (2009) Financing health care in the European Union: challenges and policy responses. World Health Organization on behalf of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Copenhagen, Denmark. ISBN 9789289041652

Foubister, Thomas, Thomson, Sarah, Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297 and McGuire, Alistair ORCID: 0000-0002-5367-9841 (2006) Private medical insurance in the United Kingdom. World Health Organization, Copenhagen, Denmark. ISBN 9289022884

Online resource

Schang, Laura and Thomson, Sarah (2014) Lessons from Europe: assuring quality through regulation. LSE Health and Social Care (14 Jan 2014). Website.

Schang, Laura and Thomson, Sarah (2013) Lessons from Europe: governance of health care providers. LSE Health and Social Care (12 Mar 2013). Website.

Mladovsky, Philipa ORCID: 0000-0001-7761-6928 and Thomson, Sarah (2013) European health systems are changing in response to the financial crisis but face barriers to implementing necessary reforms. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (01 Mar 2013). Website.