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UNINA9910456109803321 |
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Titolo |
Six countries, six reform models [[electronic resource] ] : the healthcare reform experience of Israel, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and Taiwan : healthcare reforms "under the radar screen" / / edited by Kieke G.H. Okma ... [et al.] ; with foreword by Rudolf Klein |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-75781-4 |
9786612757815 |
981-4261-59-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Health care reform |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Israel : partial health care reform as laboratory of ongoing change / David Chinitz and Rachel Meislin -- Change and continuity in Dutch health care : origins and consequences of the 2006 health insurance reforms / Kieke G.H. Okma and Hans Maarse -- Reform and re-reform of the New Zealand system / Toni Ashton and Tim Tenbensel -- Health care reforms in Singapore / Meng-Kin Lim -- Consumer-driven versus regulated health insurance in Switzerland / Luca Crivelli and Iva Bolgiani -- Taiwan's national health insurance system : high value for the dollar / Tsung-Mei Cheng -- Conclusions : debates, reforms, and policy adjustments / Kieke G.H. Okma and Luca Crivelli. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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