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Okma, Kieke G. H.

Six countries, six reform modelsthe healthcare reform : experience of Israel, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and Taiwan : healthcare reforms "under the radar screen" /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Six countries, six reform modelsedited by Kieke G. H. Okma ... [et al.].
Reminder of title:	the healthcare reform : experience of Israel, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and Taiwan : healthcare reforms "under the radar screen" /
other author:	Okma, Kieke G. H.
Published:	Singapore ;World Scientific Pub. Co.,c2010.
Description:	xviii, 237 p. :ill. (some col.)
Subject:	Health care reform.
Online resource:	http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/7226#t=toc
ISBN:	9789814261593 (electronic bk.)

Six countries, six reform modelsthe healthcare reform : experience of Israel, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and Taiwan : healthcare reforms "under the radar screen" /
Six countries, six reform modelsthe healthcare reform : experience of Israel, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and Taiwan : healthcare reforms "under the radar screen" /[electronic resource] :edited by Kieke G. H. Okma ... [et al.]. - Singapore ;World Scientific Pub. Co.,c2010. - xviii, 237 p. :ill. (some col.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

Electronic reproduction.
Singapore :
World Scientific Publishing Co.,
2010.

System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

ISBN: 9789814261593 (electronic bk.)Subjects--Topical Terms:

564334
Health care reform.

LC Class. No.: RA394.9

Dewey Class. No.: 362.1/0425

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