Health Care Systems Around the World Characteristics, Issues, Reforms

Name: Health Care Systems Around the World Characteristics, Issues, Reforms
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ISBN: 9780131042339

ISBN-10: 0131042335

ISBN-13: 9780131042339

Edition: 1st 1997

Authors: William R. Lassey, Marie L. Lassey, Martin J. Jinks

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Appropriate for undergraduate and beginning graduate courses in Comparative International Health Care, Advanced Medical Sociology, and public health courses with a comparative perspective. This text is a multidisciplinary examination of health care systems in a diverse group of countries. Major concepts, perspectives, and issues are introduced, defined, and used as the basis for initial analysis. The demographic, social, economic, and health care status of each country is summarized. Each of the thirteen countries is described and analyzed in considerable detail. The health care system effectiveness of each country is compared using cultural, political, social, and economic criteria. The…

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List price: $109.80
Edition: 1st
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 7/24/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 370
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English




The Issues And The Countries



Introduction: Basic Issues and Concepts



The Countries and Their Characteristics



The Advanced Industrial Countries



The United States: High-Technology and Limited Access



Canada: Challenges to Public Payment for Universal Care



Japan: Preventive Health Care as Cultural Norm



Germany: A Tradition of Universal Heath Care



France: Centrally Controlled and Locally Managed



The Netherlands: Gradual Adaptation



Sweden: Decentralized Comprehensive Care



The United Kingdom: The Economy Model



The Formerly Communist Countries



The Czech Republic: A NewMixture of Public and Private Services



Hungary: Creating a Remodeled System



Russia: Transition to Market and Consumer Orientation



Evolving And Modernizing Countries



China: Privatizing Socialist Health Care



Mexico: Modernizing Structure and Expanded Rural Services



Comparisons On Major Issues



Organizational Variations and Reforms



Economic Organization of Health Care: Comparative Perspectives



Expectations for Reform: A Glimpse at the Future


Index