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Table 7 Data on health systems characteristics of the 34 countries involved in the study

From: The benefits of co-location in primary care practices: the perspectives of general practitioners and patients in 34 countries

Countries

Median number of extra professions in GP practice (apart from GPs) [22]

Model of healthcare systema

Role of GP as gatekeepera

Overall Primary Care system strength [30,31,32,33]

Austria

1

Social health insurance (Bismarck)

No

Weak

Belgium

0

Social health insurance (Bismarck)

No

Strong

Bulgaria

1

Mixed model: tax-funded and social health insurance

Yes

Weak

Cyprus

6

Mixed model: tax-funded and private insurance

No, but planned

Weak

Czech Republic

1

Social health insurance (Bismarck)

Yes, partially

Medium

Denmark

2

Tax-funded (Beveridge)

Yes

Strong

Estonia

2

Social health insurance (Bismarck)

Yes, partially

Strong

Finland

7

Tax-funded (Beveridge)

Yes, partially

Strong

Germany

1

Social health insurance (Bismarck)

No

Medium

Greece

2

Tax-funded (Beveridge)

No

Weak

Hungary

1

Social health insurance (Bismarck)

Yes, partially

Weak

Iceland

5

Tax-funded (Beveridge)

Yes, partially

Weak

Ireland

3

Tax-funded (Beveridge)

Yes

Weak

Italy

1

Tax-funded (Beveridge)

Yes

Medium

Latvia

2

Tax-funded, but with high out-of-pocket payments

Yes

Medium

Lithuania

8

Transitional with National health insurance

Yes

Strong

Luxembourg

1

Social health insurance (Bismarck)

No

Weak

Malta

3

Tax-funded (Beveridge)

Yes

Weak

Netherlands

3

Social health insurance (Bismarck)

Yes

Strong

Norway

1

Tax-funded (Beveridge)

Yes

Medium

Poland

4

Transitional with National health insurance

Yes

Medium

Portugal

3

Tax-funded (Beveridge)

Yes

Strong

Romania

1

Transitional with Social health insurance

Yes

Medium

Slovakia

1

Social health insurance (Bismarck)

Yes, partially

Weak

Slovenia

4

Transitional with Social health insurance

Yes

Strong

Spain

6

Tax-funded (Beveridge)

Yes

Strong

Sweden

5

Tax-funded (Beveridge)

Yes, partially

Medium

Switzerland

1

Social health insurance (Bismarck)

No, but planned

Medium

Turkey

2

Social health insurance (Bismarck)

No

Weak

UK (England)

5

Tax-funded (Beveridge)

Yes

Strong

Australia

4

Tax-funded (Beveridge)

Yes

Strong

Canada

3

Tax-funded (Beveridge)

Yes

Strong

New Zealand

4

Tax-funded (Beveridge)

Yes

Strong

FYR Macedonia

1

Social health insurance (Bismarck)

Yes

Medium

  1. aThe information were extracted from the last published countries reports “Health Systems in Transition” of European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies