Tag: #Health Care
In its New Year Letter, Itinera presents its ten wishes for 2016. With contributions of Leo Neels, Ivan Van de Cloot, Marc De Vos, Bilal Benyaich, Johan Albrecht, Jean Hindriks, Alexandre Simons en Simon Ghiotto
Proposal
Information
28/12/2014
Ruim 4 op de 10 ziekenhuizen zitten in de rode cijfers, leert het jaarlijkse ziekenhuisrapport van Belfius. De wankele ziekenhuisfinanciering aanpakken wordt steeds acuter. Maar dan moet iedereen wel uit de loopgraven willen komen.
Na een jaar van grondig onderzoek stelde het Federaal Kenniscentrum voor de Gezondheidszorg (KCE) afgelopen vrijdag hun rapport over de hervorming van d…
Opinion
02/10/2014
Ieder land heeft zo zijn zomerrituelen. België heeft de Studiecommissie voor de Vergrijzing. Elk jaar, aan de vooravond van de zomervakantie, publiceert deze commissie in het Planbureau een lijvig rapport vol ramingen over wat de Babyboomers in hun oude dag gaan kosten. Telkens nieuwe cijfers, telkens voluntarisme over ons economisch potentieel, telkens het nodige alarmcommentaar de volgen…
Opinion
15/07/2014
The sustainability of our health care system is endangered. During the next legislation a long-term strategy for our health care policy must be developed. Itinera discusses the main priorities in the report “Towards a targeted health care policy with collective ambition.” It’s clear that we will have to do more with less resources. This is possible if we choose to organize our…
Analysis
13/05/2014
The fifth election debate on elderly care with Marc De Vos, Jo Vandeurzen (CD&V), Nele Lijnen (Open VLD) et Mieke Vogels (Groen)
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21/04/2014
Itinera sees the sixth State reform as an interesting opportunity to prepare the elderly care in Flanders for the ever-increasing ageing population. A self-reliant elderly person, a level playing field for all health care institutions and a greater emphasis on private insurances are the most essential points.
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15/04/2014
Itinera advocates for an elderly policy that is committed to increase empowerment of the elderly. The government should go for a personalized budget, depending on the elderly care needs, attracting and retaining health personnel and the implementation of a transparent, open and honest environment for all care providers. In terms of financing Itinera chooses for a smarter system of solidarity in…
Analysis
15/04/2014
Itinera advocates for an elderly policy that is committed to increase empowerment of the elderly. The government should go for a personalized budget, depending on the elderly care needs, attracting and retaining health personnel and the implementation of a transparent, open and honest environment for all care providers. In terms of financing Itinera chooses for a smarter system of solidarity in…
Press Release
15/04/2014
Terwijl de electorale koorts stijgt, kwam het Internationaal Monetair Fonds (IMF) eind vorige week met de blijde boodschap dat België zijn budgettaire teugels mag vieren. Gedaan met de besparingswoede! Dat is althans wat vooral in het Zuiden des lands werd gejubeld bij de vaststelling dat de experts uit Washington minder begrotingsaanpassing vooropstellen dan hun collega’s van de Eur…
Opinion
19/03/2014
What are the policy priorities that should be addressed during the election campaign and be added to the negotiators' lists after the elections? This is the approach of our election series which starts on 18 March. In this way, Itinera wants to make a positive contribution to the election debate.
Over the course of 9 weeks, Itinera will present specific “must-dos” f…
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17/03/2014