Italy’s health care system is a regionally based national health service that provides universal coverage free of charge at the point of service. The system is organized at three levels: national, regional and local. The national level is responsible for ensuring the general objectives and fundamental principles of the national health care system. Regional governments, through the regional health departments, are responsible for ensuring the delivery of a benefit package through a network of population-based health management organizations (local health units) and public and private accredited hospitals.
(Source: WHO country profiles 2001)
Medtech market figures 2003 (million Euro)
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Imports
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2872
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Exports
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1440
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Total expenditure in medical technology
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6158
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Expenditure in medical technology per capita
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(EUR) 106
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Number of companies
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>500
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(Source: Eucomed Industry Profile 2003)
General Information (estimation 2004)
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Population (mio)
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57.7
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GDP (mia USD)
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1670
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Budget Saldo
(% of GDP)
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-2.9
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(Source: seco)
Health Infrastructure
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Total expenditure on health, USD per Capita
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2166
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<
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Total expenditure on in-patient care, % total
expenditure on health
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41.8
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<
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Private insurance - % total expenditure on health
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0.9
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=
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Acute care beds per 1000 inhabitants
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4.6
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>
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Acute care days
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8.4
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>
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Density of physicians per 1000 inhabitants
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4.4
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<
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Hospital discharges: all causes per 100 000 inh. (1999)
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14677
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>
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Population 65 years old and over, % of population
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18.6
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<
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(Source: OECD Health Data 2004)
Contacts:
Ministry of Health
Dipartimento dell'innovazione
Direzione Generale dei Farmaci e Dispositivi Medici
Ufficio Dispositivi Medici
Piazzale dell'Industria 20
0144 Roma
Phone: 0039 06 59942423
Swiss representations:
Swiss Business Hub Italy
c/o Camera di Commercio Svizzera in Italia
Via Palestro 2
IT-20121 Milano
Phone: 00 39/06 809 57 333
