Integration or Fragmentation of Health Care? Examining Policies and Politics in a Belgian Case Study.
Monika MartensKatrien DanhieuxSara Van BelleEdwin WoutersKevin K AriënRoy RemmenSibyl AnthierensJosefien Olmen VanPublished in: International journal of health policy and management (2021)
The 2014 partial decentralisation of healthcare has created fragmentation of decisive power which undermines efforts towards IC. This political trend towards fragmentation is at odds with the need for IC. Further research is needed on how public health policy competences and reform durability of IC policies will evolve.