International Health Care Reform - A Legal, Economic and Political Analysis

This volume examines the two models of health care reform - managed competition and internal markets - that are increasingly becoming the dominant paradigm in European and North American policy.

Table des matières

1. Introduction 2. Arguments in economics and justice for government intervention in health insurance and `health service markets 3. The reform of health care allocation systems in the US, The Netherlands, New Zealand and the UK 4. Accountability of health care service purchasers: Comparing internal markets and managed competition 5. The interface between health care service purchasers and providers: Contracting out vs. integrated production 6. The problems of monopoly supply 7. Achieving quality in a competition-oriented system 8. Conclusion

A propos de l'auteur

Colleen M. Flood is Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, Canada.

Résumé

This volume examines the two models of health care reform - managed competition and internal markets - that are increasingly becoming the dominant paradigm in European and North American policy.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Colleen Flood, Colleen Flood, Colleen (University of Toronto Flood, Flood Colleen
• Edition: Taylor and Francis
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780415316163
• ISBN: 978-0-415-31616-3
• Pages: 334
• Poids: 498 g
• Thèmes: Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy; Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Médecine > Général; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Economie > Général, dictionnaires; USA, Canada, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Microeconomics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Service, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Australian & Oceanian, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Canadian, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Great Britain, United States of America, USA, New Zealand, Central / national / federal government policies, Microeconomics, Health systems & services, Hospitality and service industries, Health systems and services, Central government policies, Service industries, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Healthcare, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Health Care, New Zealand / Aotearoa