Flexible Approaches to Support Health through financing (FLASH)

Basic research , Finance , Health

2023 - 2026

Provider	European Commission
Programme	Horizon Europe
Project code	101095424
Participants	Universita degli Studi di Verona (coordinator), Consorzio Italbiotec, Faculty of Social Sciences Charles University, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Fundacio Institut Universitari per a la recerca a L'Atenció Primaria de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina, Kanceláž zdravotního pojištění, Universita degli Studi di Catania, Universität Hamburg, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Vilniaus Universitetas, Szkola Glowna Handlowa w Warszawie, Agenzia Nazionale per i Servizi Sanitari Regionali, MCI - Management Center Innsbruck Internationale Hochschule Gmbh, Federation Europeenne des Hopitaux et des Soins de Sante, BIOCAT - La Fundacio Bioregio de Catalunya, Azienda Zero
Principal investigator	Prof. Paolo Pertile

Financing healthcare systems

Organisation and funding of healthcare systems must be flexible and able to adapt to demanding situations such as those imposed by disease outbreaks or pandemics. To assist this, the EU-funded FLASH project aims to undertake an analysis of existing healthcare financing mechanisms in Europe and how they can successfully cope with emerging situations. Reallocation of funding and human resources as well as expansion of healthcare expenditure budgets are strategies previously employed in such situations. The consortium will take into account the challenges faced by healthcare systems today such as an ageing population and increasing pressure on healthcare budgets due to technological innovation. Researchers will assess equity and efficiency of alternative solutions currently deployed and explore new ones.