Health care systems around the world : characteristics, issues, reforms / Marie L. Lassey, William R. Lassey, Martin J. Jinks.

Author
Lassey, Marie L. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, 1997.
Description
xiii, 370 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

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    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • 1. Introduction: Basic Issues and Concepts
    • 2. The Countries and Their Characteristics
    • 3. The United States: High-Technology and Limited Access
    • 4. Canada: Challenges to Public Payment for Universal Care
    • 5. Japan: Preventive Health Care as Cultural Norm
    • 6. Germany: A Tradition of Universal Health Care
    • 7. France: Centrally Controlled and Locally Managed
    • 8. The Netherlands: Gradual Adaptation
    • 9. Sweden: Decentralized Comprehensive Care
    • 10. The United Kingdom: The Economy Model
    • 11. The Czech Republic: A New Mixture of Public and Private Services
    • 12. Hungary: Creating a Remodeled System
    • 13. Russia: Transition to Market and Consumer Orientation
    • 14. China: Privatizing Socialist Health Care
    • 15. Mexico: Modernizing Structure and Expanded Rural Services
    • 16. Organizational Variations and Reforms
    • 17. Economic Organization of Health Care: Comparative Perspectives
    • 18. Expectations for Reform: A Glimpse at the Future.
    ISBN
    0131042335
    LCCN
    96010745
    OCLC
    34357334
    RCP
    C - S
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