The Financing Mechanism of the Social Health Insurance System in Romania and in other European Countries

The social insurance system is part of the social security system and it works based on the payment of a contribution through which risks and services defined by the law are insured. The social security system, independent of the structure or political and economical order of a state, has the attrib...

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Main Authors: Constantin AFANASE, Florina Oana VIRLANUTA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dunarea de Jos University of Galati 2010-08-01
Series:Annals of Dunarea de Jos University. Fascicle I : Economics and Applied Informatics
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Online Access:http://www.ann.ugal.ro/eco/Doc2010/Virlanuta_Afanase.pdf
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Summary:The social insurance system is part of the social security system and it works based on the payment of a contribution through which risks and services defined by the law are insured. The social security system, independent of the structure or political and economical order of a state, has the attribution of giving help to those in conditions of social helplessness, as well as preventing such circumstances. In this paper we made a comparative analysis of the financing mechanism of the social health insurance system in Romania with other European countries.
ISSN:1584-0409