Investigating the relationship between corruption and health system outcomes in Central and Eastern Europe.

ABSTRACT: Corruption in the health sector wastes precious resources and threatens progress to universal health coverage (UHC). Countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have undertaken extensive health system reforms, many including measures to tackle informal payments and other forms of corruption. We asked whether there is evidence linking perceived corruption in twelve CEE countries between 2012 and 2020 with two health system-related outcomes, out-of-pocket payments and avoidable mortality. We analyse panel data and adjust for national characteristics in the political, economic, and social domains. We find a significant association between perceived corruption and health system outcomes after accounting for time-variant and in-variant factors using fixed-effects analysis. The political, econ

SUBMITTER: Varkonyi P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12707485 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature