Financing High Medical Risks - Discussions, Developments, Problems Solutions on Coverage of Risk of

Across the European Union, common problems and challenges have arisen related to the accessibility, quality, and financial sustainability of long-term healthcare services, which represent a new social and medical risk. This book compares national policies in Norway, Germany, and the Netherlands and how these countries approach issues such as old-age insurance, home-help programs,and mental healthcare. The contributors look at different paths of policy development, identify problems faced by public and private parties, and ultimately discuss possible solutions.

List of contents

1 Introduction 2 Europe and healthcare including long-term care, who cares? 3 Sustainable Care? Norwegian long-term care in a European perspective 4 Fiscal and social policy: financing long-term care in Germany 5 Financing high medical risks in the Netherlands: healthcare, social insurance and political compromises 6 Towards multi-pillar financing of Dutch long-term care for the elderly? 7 Conclusions

About the author

Karel-Peter Companje manages the Center for the History of Health Insurers at the Medical Center of the VU University Amsterdam.

Product details

• Authors: Companje, Dr. Companje, K. P. Companje, Karel-Peter Companje
• Assisted by: K P Companje (Editor), K. P. Companje (Editor), Karel-Peter Companje (Editor)
• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.01.2015
• EAN: 9789089646729
• ISBN: 978-90-8964-672-9
• No. of pages: 260
• Series: Amsterdam University Press
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries