New Welfare in Health Insurances? Trends in Risk-Coverage and Self-Responsibility in Four European Countries. Issue 4 (6th June 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fenger, Menno; Qaran, Weys
• Is Part Of: Social policy and society. Volume 12:Issue 4(2013)
• Page Start: 597
• Page End: 609
• Publication Date: 2013-06-06
• Subjects: Social policy -- Periodicals; 361.6105
• DOI: 10.1017/S1474746413000250
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1474-7464

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="text-abstract"> <title> <x content-type="archive" xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>In the current economic and financial crisis, many European governments are debating cuts in healthcare costs. These debates, on the one hand, have a financial perspective, with cutting healthcare costs the highest ambition. On the other hand, they also have a moral perspective, for example when dealing with the coverage of lifestyle related health risks like binge drinking or smoking. Increasingly, the ideas of 'positive' or 'new' welfare are included in this discussion. Promoting a healthy lifestyle is stimulated or even financially rewarded in many domains of European welfare states, including healthcare (Department of Health, 2004; Jochelson, 2007; Fenger, 2009, 2011; Oliver and Brown, 2011; English, 2012).</p> </abstract>