EBOOK Six Countries, Six Reform Models - Okma Kieke G H Et Al

EBOOK Six Countries, Six Reform Models
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Autor: Okma Kieke G H Et Al

 Wydawnictwo: World Scientific
ISBN: 9789814261593
EAN: 3B09412CEB
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Stron: 256
Data wydania: 2009
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THE HEALTHCARE REFORM EXPERIENCE OF ISRAEL, THE NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, SWITZERLAND AND TAIWAN - HEALTHCARE REFORMS "e;UNDER THE RADAR SCREEN"e;
This book presents the healthcare reform experiences of six small- to mid-sized, but dynamic, economies spanning the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Europe. Usually not given serious consideration in major international comparisons because of their small size, each in fact provides a fascinating case study that illuminates the understanding of the dynamics of healthcare reform. Although dissimilar in historical and cultural backgrounds, they share some important features: all faced very similar pressures for change in the 1970s and 1980s; all considered a very similar range of policy options; and all did not only discuss but actually implemented fundamental changes in their healthcare funding, organization, contracting and governance structures with strikingly different outcomes.All of the authors have lived and worked in one or more of the countries studied in this volume. The analytic frameworks they use reflect their broad range of professional and disciplinary backgrounds in health economics and political science. Beyond mere descriptions of reform processes and superficial analyses based on aggregate data from the usual OECD or WHO sources, they seek to understand — and explain — the variations in country experiences by examining the politico-socio-economic factors driving health reform as seen through the respective country lenses. In coming together in this unique international collaboration, they make an important contribution to the growing field of international comparative health policy studies.Contributors: Tsung-Mei Cheng (Princeton University, USA), David Chinitz (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel), Luca Crivelli and Iva Bolgiani (University of Lugano, Switzerland), Meng-Kin Lim (National University of Singapore, Singapore), Kieke G H Okma and Hans Maarse (Maastricht University, The Netherlands), Toni Ashton and Tim Tenbensel (University of Auckland, New Zealand).Sample Chapter(s)Foreword (41 KB)Chapter 1: Introduction (133 KB)Contents: Introduction (K G H Okma & L Crivelli)Israel: Partial Health Care Reform as Laboratory of Ongoing Change (D Chinitz & R Meislin)Change and Continuity in Dutch Health Care: Origins and Consequences of the 2006 Health Insurance Reforms (K G H Okma & H Maarse)Reform and Re-reform of the New Zealand System (T Ashton & T Tenbensel)Health Care Reforms in Singapore (M-K Lim)Consumer-Driven Versus Regulated Health Insurance in Switzerland (L Crivelli & I Bolgiani)Taiwan's National Health Insurance System: High Value for the Dollar (T-M Cheng)Conclusions: Debates, Reforms, and Policy Adjustments (K G H Okma & L Crivelli)Readership: Academics and students in health policy studies, political science.

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