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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458159303321

Autore

Saltman Richard

Titolo

Social Health Insurance Systems in Western Europe [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, : McGraw-Hill Education, 2004

ISBN

1-280-94788-8

9786610947881

0-335-22771-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (327 p.)

Disciplina

368.420094

Soggetti

Insurance, Health

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Series editors; Published titles; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Series editors' introduction; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Part 1; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Part 2; The challenge to solidarity; Key organizational issues; Beyond acute care; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Reviews core structural and organizational dimensions, as well as reforms and innovations. Covering a range of policy issues, this book explores the pressures the health systems confront to be efficient, effective, and responsive. It is of interest to students of health policy and management, as well as health managers and policy-makers.