This is arguably the most serious shortcoming of the Hungarian health system today. The funding of the health system is strongly influenced by policy goals not directly related to health, such as labour and broader economic policy objectives. Looking back at the recent health reforms, transparent, evidence-based policy-making often played a limited role in the area of health policy in several important respects. Major reforms have usually not been supported by detailed policy instruments, such as discussion papers, strategies, action plans or impact assessments. At the same time, mechanisms allowing stakeholders to take part in the decision-making process in a timely.
