Transforming Health in Turkey

Turkey's Health Transformation Programme (H.T.P.) has been instrumental in reshaping the country's healthcare landscape, aiming at enhancing accessibility, efficiency, and quality of services. Despite generating significant academic and policy interest, there remains a gap in consolidated scholarly resources. This book addresses this need, synthesizing the existing research to provide a comprehensive overview and critical analysis of the H.T.P.'s impacts from multiple perspectives. Structured into five main sections, the book delves into the H.T.P.'s policy changes, theoretical framework, and intended outcomes since its inception in 2003. It then assesses its effects through various lenses: From the government's strategic planning and economic considerations to healthcare providers' experiences and institutional dynamics and, finally, from the users' perspective, evaluating access, quality, and social implications. Additionally, a comparative analysis with similar reforms worldwide offers lessons and future directions. Targeting academics, healthcare professionals, policymakers, and students interested in health economics and policy analysis, this book aims to fill a critical gap in the literature, providing insights for ongoing and future reforms not only in Turkey but also in comparable global contexts. Dr. Dilek Basar received a bachelor's degree in economics from Hacettepe University (Ankara, Turkey) in 2006 and was awarded a master's degree in economics by Hacettepe University in 2008. She received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in economics from the University of Sheffield in 2012. Her field of interests include health economics, labour economics, and gender economics. Dr. Basar is currently Professor at Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. Dr. Basar is on the board for Hacettepe University Health Economics and Health Policy Research and Application Center. Dr. Selcen Öztürk completed her undergraduate education at Gazi University Department of Economics in 2006 and her master's degree at Hacettepe University Department of Economics in 2008. Dr. Öztürk completed her Ph.D. in the field of Economics at the University of Sheffield in 2012. Since 2012 she has been working at Hacettepe University, where her field of interests include gender economics, regional economics, labour economics, and health economics. Dr. Öztürk is currently a professor at Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. Dr. Öztürk is on the board for Hacettepe University Health Economics and Health Policy Research and Application Center.

Dr. Dilek Basar received a bachelor's degree in economics from Hacettepe University (Ankara, Turkey) in 2006 and was awarded a master's degree in economics by Hacettepe University in 2008. She received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in economics from the University of Sheffield in 2012. Her field of interests include health economics, labour economics, and gender economics. Dr. Basar is currently Professor at Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. Dr. Basar is on the board for Hacettepe University Health Economics and Health Policy Research and Application Center. Dr. Selcen Öztürk completed her undergraduate education at Gazi University Department of Economics in 2006 and her master's degree at Hacettepe University Department of Economics in 2008. Dr. Öztürk completed her Ph.D. in the field of Economics at the University of Sheffield in 2012. Since 2012 she has been working at Hacettepe University, where her field of interests include gender economics, regional economics, labour economics, and health economics. Dr. Öztürk is currently a professor at Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. Dr. Öztürk is on the board for Hacettepe University Health Economics and Health Policy Research and Application Center.

Chapter 1: Implications of the Health Transformation Programme on Consumption Inequality. Chapter 2: Enhancing Health and Health System Outcomes: Exploring the Interplay Between Health Expenditures, Access to Health Services, Utilization of Health Services, and Health Status. Chapter 3: The Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Policies with Health Transformation Programme in Turkey. Chapter 4: Strangers in a New Land: Evaluating the Diagnostic Effectiveness of the Turkish Health System in the Context of Syrian Refugees. Chapter 5: Efficiency of Private Hospitals under the Health Transformation Programme. Chapter 6: Examining Trends and Predictors of Satisfaction with Healthcare Providers in Turkey: Exploring the Impact of the Health Transformation Programme (2006-2022). Chapter 7: Determinants of Household Health Expenditures in the Era of the Health Transformation Programme in Turkey. Chapter 8: Healthcare Users' Experience with E-Health: Benefits, Drawbacks, and the Future. Chapter 9: Evaluation of the Health Transformation Programme from the Perspective of Effectiveness and Satisfaction. Chapter 10: Does Health Reform Reduce Inequalities?: Primary Healthcare Utilization of Young Children in Turkey. Chapter 11: Socioeconomic Determinants of Public Health Care Utilization in the Aftermath of the Health Transformation Programme in Turkey. Chapter 12: Unmet Need for Mental Health Care: A Comprehensive Prevalence and Determinants Investigation for Turkey. Chapter 13: A Political Economy Analysis of Turkey's Health Transformation Programme. Chapter 14: Capital Accumulation and the Restructuring of the Turkish Health System. Chapter 15: Evaluation of Turkey's Health Transformation Programme in terms of Medical Ethics