Spending up to this threshold is in what Jakab called the “green zone,” while a figure in the 15-20% range is in the “yellow zone,” but private spending of 30% or more of total costs, as is the case in Hungary, is in the “red zone,” she added.

Health care spending as a proportion of the state budget is also an important indicator, she highlighted. In developed countries this rate is about 12%, but in Hungary it is only 10%, Jakab underlined.

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

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