Department of Health Management and Health Economics Faculty of Medicine
University of Oslo
Exam in HGOV4100 Fundamentals of health care systems
HGOV4100 Exam Autumn 2020
Choose either question 1 or question 2.The paper should be about 5 pages, and cannot be longer than 10 pages.
This includes references, figures and title page.
Use Times New Roman, Calibri or Garamond size 12, 1.5 line spacing, and 2,5 cm margins.
Question 1
Describe Jegers et als. (2002) typology of different reimbursement systems in health care.
Discuss how a reimbursement system could be designed if policymakers want to:
a. Improve cost control b. Reduce waiting lists c. Improve quality
Question 2
It is often distinguished between national health service systems, social insurance systems, and private insurance systems. Discuss how useful and accurate this classification is. Do you think there are other typologies or classifications of health care systems that are more useful and accurate?