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Good health and equal access to health and medical care are the fundamental aspects of the Swedish welfare state. In recent years, however, economic incentives have become more and more important in health care, even in welfare states such as Sweden. In a decade and a half, Sweden has experimented with different health care modalities. As far as we know, relatively little research has been done to assess how these financial incentives, over time, have affected Sweden and the views of physicians. This work analyzes the implications of these reforms on the future structure of the well-envied health care of the Swedes.
List of contents
Part 1 Preface Part 2 Introduction Chapter 3 The Swedish Health Care System in Focus Chapter 4 The State and the Medical Profession: Some Theoretical Concepts in Comparing Medical Professions Cross-Nationally Chapter 5 Managed Care and Doctoring in the United States Chapter 6 Health Care Market Systems and Reforms in Sweden Chapter 7 Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs): Special Case of Reform in Sweden Chapter 8 Is the Swedish Welfare State in Retreat? Trends in Health Care Chapter 9 Challenges for the Welfare States in Europe and the Way Forward Part 10 Appendix
About the author
Randolph K. Quaye, director of Ohio Wesleyan's Black World Studies Program, is an expert in the sociology of health and illness, African development, and social conditions in the African-American community. He is also the author of Underdevelopment and Health in Africa and African-Americans' Health Care Practices, Perspectives and Needs.
