• Financing basis of public health is contribution and tax based |
• Health expenditure amounts to 9.3% of gross domestic product (GDP) |
• Health care expenditure per capita is 2922 (in US$ PPP) |
• Coverage of population by public health is almost universal (compulsory) |
• Out of pocket payments (proportion of total health expenditure) equals 23% |
• Payment of GP is mainly fee-for-service with a limited capitation fee for registered patients |
• GP to population ratio 1:909 |
• GP has no gatekeeper function; voluntary patient registration with a GP (since 1999) |
• Approximately 70% of the GPs are working in single-handed practices |
• About 66% of the GPs are using an electronic medical record (EMR) |