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Italy

Health Systems in Transition (HiT) profile

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  2. Health Systems in Transition (HiT) profile

    1. 1. Introduction

      Updated: 03 June 2024
      1. 1.0. Introduction
      2. 1.1. Geography and sociodemography

        Updated: 03 June 2024
      3. 1.2. Economic context
      4. 1.3. Political context
      5. 1.4. Health status
    2. 2. Organization and governance

      Updated: 16 July 2024
      1. 2.0. Introduction
      2. 2.1. Historical background
      3. 2.2. Organization

        Updated: 21 August 2022
      4. 2.3. Decentralization and centralization

        Updated: 16 July 2024
      5. 2.4. Planning
      6. 2.5. Intersectorality

        Updated: 26 September 2023
      7. 2.6. Health information systems
      8. 2.7. Regulation
      9. 2.8. Person-centred care
    3. 3. Financing

      Updated: 09 June 2023
      1. 3.0. Introduction
      2. 3.1. Health expenditure

        Updated: 09 June 2023
      3. 3.2. Sources of revenue and financial flows
      4. 3.3. Overview of the statutory financing system
      5. 3.4. Out of pocket payments
      6. 3.5. Voluntary health insurance
      7. 3.6. Other financing
      8. 3.7. Payment mechanisms
    4. 4. Physical and human resources
      1. 4.0. Introduction
      2. 4.1. Physical resources
      3. 4.2. Human resources
    5. 5. Provision of services

      Updated: 11 August 2025
      1. 5.0. Introduction
      2. 5.1. Public health
      3. 5.2. Patient pathways
      4. 5.3. Primary care

        Updated: 01 June 2022
      5. 5.4. Specialized care
      6. 5.5. Urgent and emergency care
      7. 5.6. Pharmaceutical care
      8. 5.7. Rehabilitation / intermediate care
      9. 5.8. Long term care

        Updated: 02 December 2022
      10. 5.9. Services for informal carers
      11. 5.10. Palliative care
      12. 5.11. Mental health care

        Updated: 11 August 2025
      13. 5.12. Dental care
    6. 6. Principal health reforms

      Updated: 03 February 2025
      1. 6.0. Introduction
      2. 6.1. Analysis of recent reforms

        Updated: 03 February 2025
      3. 6.2. Future developments
    7. 7. Assessment of the health system

      Updated: 19 April 2023
      1. 7.0. Introduction
      2. 7.1. Health system governance

        Updated: 19 April 2023
      3. 7.2. Accessibility
      4. 7.3. Financial protection
      5. 7.4. Health care quality

        Updated: 31 January 2023
      6. 7.5. Health system outcomes
      7. 7.6. Health system efficiency
    8. 8. Conclusions
      1. 8.0. Introduction

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