Competing Solutions: American Health Care Proposals and International Experience
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Book Overview
"With health care reform at the top of the domestic agenda, this volume assesses the Clinton administration's proposals and several alternative plans by discussing how six other countries have organized health care finance and delivery to achieve universal access to comparable quality care at much lower costs. The six countries examined--Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, and Japan--reveal both the variety and fundamental similarities...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0815793634
ISBN13:9780815793632
Release Date:June 1995
Publisher:Brookings Institution Press
Length:410 Pages
Weight:1.21 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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Health Care Models Revisited
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Competing Solutions is an excellent review about real-world comparative international health care models of delivery and financing. Also, it is worth reading the chapter 7 on The Theory of Managed Competition because one can find clearly explained definitions and the core principles of this controversial theme. Joseph White shows that he is one of the main experts on this fascinating area of debate. One of his phrases: "If Americans must choose between narrower benefits for everybody and wider benefits for some, the choice is clear: cover everyone".(see page 274)
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