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Welcome to the website of the international network health policy & reform, a 20-country-project initiated and sponsored by the Bertelsmann Stiftung since 2002, associated with the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies.

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Check out the new HPM SPOTLIGHT!

While national economies are slowly recovering, the global fnancial crisis continues to take its toll. This HealthPolicyMonitor SPOTLIGHT reveals how the crisis is having different effects on health policy in different industrialized countries. Looking at a sample of 7 countries of the International Network Health Policy & Reform that have reported and analysed the crisis' impact, it is possible to discern two rough patterns
of response...

Issue 13 of our book series "Health Policy Developments" has been published. Read about the latest developments regarding health policy in times of crisis, competition and regulation, evaluation in health care and other topics.

Fall 2010

In the northern part of Germany a broad based ambulatory integrated care network in mental health is about to be created. An international team of researchers will be set up to prepare the scientific basis and to evaluate the project with a duration of 3 years. The start is expected after the 2010 summer break. In this context, positions for 2-3 post-doc researchers interested in the field of innovative care concepts are available.