Public hospital in deficit: what should be done?
A public hospital is running a deficit.
- More public funding: health is not a business
- Reform and refinance
- Manage better before investing another euro
- Open up more to the private sector to gain efficiency
What's at stake: The debate is as much about how care is organised as about how it's funded: a lack of resources, or poor management?
The left's argument
Public hospitals treat everyone. Their deficit reflects a lack of funding.
The centre's argument
Refinance hospitals, in exchange for reorganisation and less bureaucracy.
The right's argument
Before adding money, hospitals must reorganise and cut their bureaucracy.
And you, where do you stand?
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