Health system responses to financial pressures in Ireland: policy options in an international context

The Irish Department of Health commissioned the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies to prepare this report as part of a 'rapid response' mechanism to provide a quick review of the evidence on a specific policy question. It was agreed that the report would be authored jointly with the WHO Regional Office for Europe. The Irish Department of Health is not responsible for the report's content or for any use of the information it contains. Responsibility for the views expressed in the report, and any errors, rests with the authors.

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