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Assessment of Fiscal Sustainability of the Universal Healthcare Program in Georgia, 2015-2030
Assessment of Fiscal Sustainability of the Universal Healthcare Program in Georgia, 2015-2030
27-Oct-2015

During the past decade, Georgia reformed its health sector and achieved a decline in child and infant mortality, a reduction in expenditure of inpatient services, an improvement in accessibility, equity and affordability of healthcare services. However, healthcare still remained unaffordable for almost half of the population, and people were spending a large share of their income on out-of-pocket expenses in comparison to other low-and medium-income countries.