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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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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| Pubblicazione: | Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 362.1/0425 |
| Soggetto topico: | Health care reform |
| Altri autori: |
OkmaKieke G. H
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 1970's and 1980's; all considered a very similar range of policy option |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Six countries, six reform models |
| ISBN: | 1-282-75781-4 |
| 9786612757815 | |
| 981-4261-59-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910824080903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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