Freshly Printed - allow 10 days lead
Couldn't load pickup availability
Health Insurance Systems
An International Comparison
Examines general dimensions and characteristics of health insurance systems, in 10 high-income countries, comparing their performance in achieving equitable and efficient health systems
Thomas Rice (Author)
9780128160725, Elsevier Science
Paperback, published 10 May 2021
366 pages, Approx. 400 illustrations
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.3 cm, 0.59 kg
Health Insurance Systems: An International Comparison offers united and synthesized information currently available only in scattered locations - if at all - to students, researchers, and policymakers. The book provides helpful contexts, so people worldwide can understand various healthcare systems. By using it as a guide to the mechanics of different healthcare systems, readers can examine existing systems as frameworks for developing their own. Case examples of countries adopting insurance characteristics from other countries enhance the critical insights offered in the book. If more information about health insurance alternatives can lead to better decisions, this guide can provide an essential service.
Part 1: Introduction1. The Need for and Challenges of International Comparisons2. Overview of Key Components of National Health Insurance Systems Part 2: The CountriesA. Universal Coverage Systems with no Choice of Insurer3. The United Kingdom4. Canada5. Sweden6. Australia7. France8. Japan B. University Coverage Systems with Competing Insurers9. Germany10. Switzerland11. The Netherlands C. Systems Without Universal Coverage12. The United States Part 3: Assessment13. Summary of Health System Characteristics14. Efficiency15. Equity16. Lessons
Subject Areas: Business strategy [KJC], Public finance [KFFD], Finance [KFF], Health economics [KCQ], Political economy [KCP], Economics [KC]
