Presents a comprehensive overview of the current state of health care and availability worldwide. Focuses on the appraoch to the provision of quality, cost-effective health care systems by "established" and developing member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Compares health care financing across all OECD nations

edited by Khi V. Thai, Edward T. Wimberley, Sharon M. McManus

Thai, Khi V., 1941-; Wimberley, Edward T; McManus, Sharon M

Sharon M. McManus, Edward T. Wimberley, Khi V. Thai

Sharon M McManus; Khi V Thai; Edward T Wimberley

Marcel Dekker Incorporated

New York: Marcel Dekker

Informa Healthcare

Ebsco Publishing

Public administration and public policy -- 96, New York, New York State, 2002

United States, United States of America

1st edition, January 15, 2001

1, 2001-11-01

obscured back cover

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The intent of this book is to examine what varoius countries have done in the area of health care financing, what the role of the national government has been, how the health care system is financed, how the providers are organized and structured, and whether these activities have been succesful in addressing rising costs and expenditures. The book is intended to provide policy makers, researchers, and students of health care policy and administration with valuable information about various health care systems. Contents: 1. Introduction to international health care systems: Themes and variations on themes/ Edward T. Wimberley and Khi V. Thai; 2. Reforms in the Hungarian health care system/ Tamás Evetovits; 3. Russia's health care system: Caring in turbulent environment/ Elena A. Bourhanskaia, Aren Kubataev, and Mary A. Paterson; 4. The Canadian health care system/ Kant Patel and Mark E. Rushefsky; 5. The United States health care system/ Carole M. Pohl; 6. Like plugging the holes in a colander: Health policy and provision in the United States circa the millenium; 7. The health services system in Mexico/ World Health Organization; 8. France's health care system/ Peter L. Cruise; 9. Universal coverage and cost control: The United Kingdom National Health Service/ Karen Bloor and Alan Maynard; 10. Sweden's health care system/ Paul Gunnar Kaati; 11. The German health care system/ Balu Swami; 12. Italy's health care system/ Michelle A. Angeletti; 13. The political economy of health care in Greece/ Dimitris Niakas; 14. Health care system in Turkey/ Fahreddin Tatar and Tevfik Dincer; 15. The Japanese health care system; Citizen complaints and citizen possibilities/ Rieko Yajima and Kazue Takayanagi; 16. The health care system in Australia/ Helen M. Lapsley; 17. A health care system in radical transition: The experience of New Zealand/ Laurence Malcolm; 18. Health care financing: A comparative analysis/ Khi V. Thai, Sharon M. McManus, and Edward T. Wimberley

Introduction to international health care systems: themes and variations on themes / Edward T. Wimberley and Khi V. Thai
Reforms in the Hungarian health care system / Tamás Evetovits
Russia's health care system: caring in a turbulent environment / Elena A. Bourhanskaia, Aren Kubataev, and Mary A. Paterson
The Canadian health care system / Carole M. Pohl
Like plugging the holes in a colander: health policy and provision in the United States circa the Millennium / Edward T. Wimberley and Arthur J. Rubens
The health services system in Mexico / World Health Organization
France's health care system / Peter L. Cruise
Universal coverage and cost control: the United Kingdom National Health Service / Karen Bloor and Alan Maynard
Sweden's health care system / Paul Gunnar Kaati
The German health care system / Balu Swami
Italy's health care system / Michelle A. Angeletti
The political economy of health care in Greece / Dimitris Niakas
Health care system in Turkey / Fahreddin Tatar and Tevfik Dinc̦er
The Japanese health care system: citizen complaints and citizen possibilities / Rieko Yajima and Kazue Takayanagi
The health care system in Australia / Helen M. Lapsley
A health care system in radical transition: the experience of New Zealand / Laurence Malcolm
Health care financing: a comparative analysis / Khi V. Thai, Sharon M. McManus, and Edward T. Wimberley.

ix, 604 p. : 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index

2023-06-28