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Title | Abstract | Tags | Topics | Regions / Country | |
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A la vista reformas a la ley para salvar Seguro Social panameño | monitor | Estrategia y Negocios (29.03.2016) Se cree que en una década se agoten las reservas de la institución si no ocurre ningún cambio. El programa de IVM todavía no arroja déficit. Gobierno buscará diálogo nacional para inyectar más recursos a la CSS. |
managing reforms, published | Social policies & programmes | panama |
France: Dans le revenu disponible brut des ménages, les prestations sociales ont la part belle | monitor | L'Express (29.03.2016) La part des prestations sociales a plus que doublé depuis 1949, passant de 13,8 % à 34,9 % en 2014. Getty Images L'INSEE, l'Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques a dévoilé sa dernière édition des "Tableaux de l'économie française." Dans la masse de données publiées, une d'entre elles retient l'attention. Ils s'agit de la part des prestations sociales dans le revenu disponible brut des ménages. |
france | ||
Coûts de la santé: Santésuisse critique les cabinets de groupe | monitor | TDG (29.03.2016) Les cabinets de groupe sont-ils réellement la panacée? Ces structures sont vues comme l’avenir. Elles permettent aux médecins de partager leurs dépenses, de travailler à temps partiel, d’échanger avec d’autres collègues. Et aux patients d’avoir toujours un professionnel à disposition qui connaît leur dossier tout en bénéficiant d’une prise en charge en réseau. Mais SantéSuisse, à la traque de nouvelles économies, pointe du doigt leur prix. |
published | Health, Financing | switzerland |
Allocations familiales: Les Français pas toujours bien informés | monitor | La Tribune (16.03.2016) Neuf Français sur dix savent ce que sont les allocations familiales, les aides au logement, la CMU-C (Couverture maladie universelle-complémentaire) ou encore le RSA (Revenu social d’activité). |
published | Family benefits | france |
Suisse: Recapitalisation - La caisse de pension de l’Etat en quête de milliards | monitor | TDG (23.03.2016) Le feu allumé dans les médias par Serge Dal Busco sur la vulnérabilité de la Caisse de prévoyance de l’Etat de Genève (CPEG) n’est pas près de s’éteindre. Mercredi, c’était au tour de la direction et de la présidence de l’institution de prévoyance des fonctionnaires de dresser le bilan de la caisse et de livrer ses solutions: en résumé, l’état de santé n’est pas brillant et la solution prioritaire s’appelle recapitalisation. A coup de milliards de francs. |
published | Financing | switzerland |
[Opinion] Welfare cuts cannot only fall on the working poor | monitor | Financial Times (21.03.2016) David Cameron and George Osborne have repeatedly declared sinc their election victory in May that the Conservatives will govern as a “one nation” party serving all of the British people. Ten months into their second term, however, many Tory MPs feel this commitment is being seriously undermined by Mr Osborne’s position on welfare, especially as regards those of working age. |
poverty, megatrends, published | ||
European Commission: The changing meaning of ‘working age’ | monitor | Europa (16.03.2016) Working age’ is usually defined as 15 to 64 years. This definition is for example used for the ‘old-age dependency ratio’, with people aged 65 and over being labelled ‘dependent’. However, almost five million people over 65 were in employment in 2014, a remarkable increase of 48% from 3.3 million in 2004 to 4.9 million in 2014. The employment rate of people aged 65-69 has reached 11.7%; for the entire population over the age of 65, the employment rate reaches 5.5%. |
megatrends, published | Old-age pensions | european union |
India: MNREGA, India’s Rural Employment Guarantee – 10 years on | monitor | effective-states.org (22.03.2016) For the tenth anniversary of MNREGA, our Research Director, Professor Kunal Sen, evaluates whether MNREGA has achieved its broader development objectives. He also looks at why the programme’s implementation has been challenging, and what the implications of weak implementation have been for its objectives. |
rural world, published | Employment | india |
Social Protection: Invest in social protection for Africa’s inclusive development, says ILO | monitor | ilo.org (23.03.2016) A minimum package of social protection benefits for workers is a productive investment for sustainable and inclusive economic growth in Africa, stated the ILO at the African Union Ministerial Session on Social Development, Labour and Employment in Addis Ababa. |
extending coverage, published | Extension of coverage | Africa |
France: La Cnav, le service public qui s'illustre dans la relation client | monitor | L'Express (18.03.2016) Pas de concurrence, ni d'exigence de rentabilité... Pourtant, le service public se préoccupe de plus en plus de ses rapports avec ses publics. Illustration avec l'un des champions de la "relation usager": l'assurance-retraite. |
services quality, published | Service quality | france |
Nace un portal para buscar empleo a los jóvenes españoles emigrados | monitor | El País (21.03.2016) Son jóvenes, tienen un trabajo estable y dominan otro idioma distinto a su lengua natal. Muchos de ellos salieron de España en busca de mejores oportunidades laborales y ahora, una vez superado el reto, quieren regresar. “El clima o la comida no son argumentos de peso. La verdadera razón es emocional”. Diego Ruiz del Árbol, ingeniero informático de 36 años, acaba de cumplir nueve en Berlín. Allí le acompañan su mujer y sus dos hijos y pese a ello ha sentido la soledad. “Los alemanes son tremendamente individualistas, el papel de la afectividad es mucho menos importante en esta sociedad”, cuenta por teléfono desde la capital germana |
youth employment, megatrends, migration, published | Employment of young workers, Migration | spain |
Euro zone lenders, Greece make progress on tax, pension reforms | monitor | Reuters (20.03.2016) European lenders have made important progress in talks with Greece on tax and pension reforms that are part of a package of measures Athens must adopt to win new loans and debt relief, a European Commission spokesperson said on Sunday. |
economic crisis, managing reforms, published | Old-age pensions, Pensions, Contribution collection and compliance | greece |
US: Obamacare Cost-Sharing Provisions and the Stakes in House v. Burwell | monitor | The Wall Street Journal (17.03.2016) the health-care law that is at issue in the case. To soften the impact of out-of-pocket costs under Obamacare, the law requires insurers to reduce certain payments for individuals whose incomes are up to 250% of the federal poverty level if they purchase a “silver” plan through one of the insurance marketplaces. The law also says that insurers are to be repaid for the discounts. |
published | Health | United States |
Association between spending on social protection and tuberculosis burden: a global analysis | monitor | sciencedirect.com (dec 2015) The End TB Strategy places great emphasis on increasing social protection and poverty alleviation programmes. However, the role of social protection on controlling tuberculosis has not been examined fully. We analysed the association between social protection spending and tuberculosis prevalence, incidence, and mortality globally. |
poverty, published | Health | |
Social protection is key to tackle Asia-Pacific’s inequality trap | monitor | Solomon Star (18.03.2016) Rising inequality threatens to derail, from the start, successful implementation of the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Asia-Pacific region. Stronger, more equitable social protection will be critical in overcoming these challenges. |
published | Asia | |
France: Cancer : gare aux traitements hors de prix ! | monitor | Le Point (15.03.2016) 110 cancérologues et hématologues français signent ce matin, dans "Le Figaro", un appel contre le coût des médicaments qui ruinent notre système de santé. |
published | Health | france |
Namibia: Social security increases member benefits | monitor | New Era (17.03.2016) The Social Security Commission (SSC) has announced an increase in its member benefits under the maternity, sick leave and death benefits fund. |
published | Financing, Governance and administration | namibia |
Uruguay’s award-winning innovations for social protection | monitor | worldbank.org (14.03.2016) Uruguay stands out in Latin America and the Caribbean for the significant and early progress it achieved in terms of social protection. |
extending coverage, published | Extension of coverage, Social policies & programmes | uruguay |
Schweiz: Was kostet das Grundeinkommen? | monitor | Bazonline (14.03.2016) 2500 Franken pro Monat – so hoch konnte ein bedingungsloses Grundeinkommen bemessen werden. Die Einschätzungen darüber, wie es zu finanzieren wäre, gehen auseinander. |
published | Financing | switzerland |
France: Déficit de la Sécurité sociale - l’effet de la crise de 2008 est presque effacé | monitor | Les Echos (15.03.2016) Le déficit du régime général a été ramené à 6,6 milliards d’euros en 2015. Les rentrées de cotisations sociales ont été meilleures que prévu. |
economic crisis, published | Extension of coverage, Social policies & programmes, Financing | france |
L'arrivée de la santé de précision impacte les modes de soins et d'assurance | monitor | latribune.fr (11.03.2016) La santé de précision va changer les techniques médicales et l'assurance: les patients pourraient payer de plus en plus selon leur comportement. |
Health | ||
Egypte : Assurance-maladie : Début de soulagement dans les campagnes | monitor | Ahram Hebdo (09.03.2016) Une nouvelle loi destinée au monde agricole permet désormais d'alléger le fardeau financier des soins de santé des populations paysannes. Elles sont souvent frappées par des maladies difficilement curables à cause notamment du maniement de pesticides. Visite. |
extending coverage, rural world, published | Health, Health insurance, Extension of coverage, Inequalities | egypt |
Ivory Coast: Women at work | monitor | Reuters (07.03.2016) Women have long played a dominant role in agriculture in Ivory Coast and in the sprawling markets where most Ivorians purchase their daily necessities |
published | Family benefits | côte d'ivoire |
UK: Universal Credit cuts will leave millions of families worse off, experts warn | monitor | Mirror (14.03.2016) A single mum working full time on the minimum wage and who has two kids will be stripped of £554 a year, according to the Equality Trust |
poverty, megatrends, published | Social assistance | |
Ghana: IMANI’S review of social sector as presented in President's SONA | monitor | Pulse (14.03.2016) This paper traces key social protection programs since 2013 as presented by the President in the State of the Nation addresses and links the outputs as described by the President to the outcomes achieved. |
extending coverage, published | Extension of coverage, Social policies & programmes, Inequalities | ghana |