Six Countries, Six Reform Models: The Healthcare Reform Experience of Israel, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and Taiwan: Healthcare Reforms "Under the Radar Screen" - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 9814261580 ISBN 13 : 9789814261586

Editeur : World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

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).

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

“Six Countries, Six Reform Models is well worth the effort for readers interested in the rich variety of arrangements for organizing and financing health care among relatively wealthy nations in the world: Israel, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, and Taiwan.” Journal of the American Medical Association 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.

Revue de presse

Six Countries, Six Reform Models is well worth the effort for readers interested in the rich variety of arrangements for organizing and financing health care among relatively wealthy nations in the world: Israel, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, and Taiwan. --Journal of the American Medical Association

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9814261580
• ISBN 13: 9789814261586
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Éditeur: Okma Kieke G, Bolgiani Iva, Tenbensel Tim, Ashton Toni, Maarse Hans, Lim Meng-kin, Crivelli Luca, Chinitz David, Cheng Tsung-mei, Meislin Rachel
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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