Getting better value in health care : hearing before the Committee on the Budget, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, hearing held in Washington, DC, July 16, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 63 p.) : ill |
Soggetto topico |
Medical care - Prices - United States
Medical care, Cost of - United States Health care reform - United States Competition - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
Medical care
Medical care, cost of Health care reform Competition Medical Business & economics |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Getting better value in health care |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910694590803321 |
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The globalization of health care : can medical tourism reduce health care costs? : hearing before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, Washington, DC, June 27, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 63 p.) : ill |
Soggetto topico |
Medical care, Cost of
Medical care, Cost of - United States Medical tourism Surgery - Economic aspects Surgery - Economic aspects - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
Medical care, cost of
Surgery Medical care Medical |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Globalization of health care |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910694124403321 |
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Government contractors: criteria needed for allowable employee health care costs / / statement of Michael Zimmerman before the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : United States General Accounting Office, , 1988 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (9 pages) : illustrations |
Collana | Testimony |
Soggetto topico |
Government contractors - United States
Health insurance - Finance - Law and legislation - United States Medical care, Cost of - United States Medical care - Finance - Law and legislation - United States |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Government Contractors |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910715090703321 |
[Washington, D.C.] : , : United States General Accounting Office, , 1988 | ||
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A guide to competitive vouchers in health |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2005] |
Descrizione fisica | xi, 112 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm |
Disciplina | 338.4/33621/0973 |
Soggetto topico |
Medical care, Cost of - United States
Medical care - Finance - United States |
ISBN |
1-280-08532-0
9786610085323 1-4175-5469-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
TABLE OF CONTENTS; Foreword; Preface; PART I WHAT ARE HEALTH CARE VOUCHERS AND HOW DO THEY WORK?; Chapter 1 Delivering Public Subsidies in Health Care; Why Do Government Subsidies Do So Little to Help the Poor?; When Are Subsidies for Health Services Justified?; Demand-Side versus Supply-Side Subsidies; Other Factors Influencing the Effectiveness of Subsidies; Chapter 2 Benefits of Competitive Voucher Schemes for Health; How Does a Voucher Scheme Work?; What Are the Advantages of Health Vouchers?; PART II INTRODUCING A VOUCHER SCHEME; Chapter 3 Conducting Prefeasibility Studies
Identifying the Health Sector Problem and the Aims of the Voucher SchemeJustifying the Use of a Voucher Scheme; Funding the Scheme; Understanding the Context in Which Subsidies Will Be Introduced; Building Partnerships; Checklist for Prefeasibility Assessment; Chapter 4 Conducting a Feasibility Assessment; Identifying Potential Impediments; Identifying Potential Advantages; Determining Whether a Voucher Scheme Is Financially Feasible; Weighing the Potential Benefits and Obstacles of a Voucher System; Checklist for Feasibility Assessment; Chapter 5 Designing a Voucher Scheme Choosing a Voucher AgencyEstablishing Recipient Policies; Determining Benefit Policies; Determining Price Policies; Determining Provider Policies; Determining Reimbursement Value Policies; Designing the Vouchers and Other Materials; Transport and Communications; Distributing the Vouchers; Payment of Service Providers; Developing Information Systems; Checklist for Voucher Design; Chapter 6 Implementing a Voucher Scheme; Tendering for Service Providers; Negotiating Contracts; Contracting; Training; Piloting; Institutionalizing; Scaling Up; Chapter 7 Monitoring and Evaluating a Voucher Program Monitoring Service QualityMonitoring Competition among Providers; Monitoring to Detect Abuse of the Voucher Scheme; Monitoring the Characteristics of Voucher Recipients and Redeemers; Monitoring and Evaluating Health Outcomes; Monitoring and Evaluating the Impact on Equity and Poverty Reduction; Monitoring and Evaluating Cost-Effectiveness; References; Index; Boxes; Box 2-1 Varying the Service Package According to the Needs of the Patient in Nicaragua; Box 3-1 Prefeasibility Work on a Voucher Scheme for Cervical Cancer Screening Box 4-1 Political Impediments to Voucher Schemes in El Salvador and HondurasBox 4-2 Are Vouchers Stigmatizing?; Box 4-3 Assessing the Feasibility of a Tuberculosis Voucher Scheme for Private Practitioners; Box 5-1 Who Runs the Voucher Program?; Box 5-2 How Can Vouchers Be Made Nontransferable?; Box 5-3 Benefit Policies: The Importance of Stating the Limits; Box 5-4 Price Policies Used by Different Voucher Schemes; Box 5-5 Choosing Service Providers that Meet Program Needs; Box 5-6 Designing the Voucher; Box 5-7 Facing the Challenges of Transport and Communications Box 5-8 Using Village Leaders to Distribute Vouchers |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783386803321 |
Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2005] | ||
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A guide to competitive vouchers in health |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2005] |
Descrizione fisica | xi, 112 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm |
Disciplina | 338.4/33621/0973 |
Soggetto topico |
Medical care, Cost of - United States
Medical care - Finance - United States |
ISBN |
1-280-08532-0
9786610085323 1-4175-5469-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
TABLE OF CONTENTS; Foreword; Preface; PART I WHAT ARE HEALTH CARE VOUCHERS AND HOW DO THEY WORK?; Chapter 1 Delivering Public Subsidies in Health Care; Why Do Government Subsidies Do So Little to Help the Poor?; When Are Subsidies for Health Services Justified?; Demand-Side versus Supply-Side Subsidies; Other Factors Influencing the Effectiveness of Subsidies; Chapter 2 Benefits of Competitive Voucher Schemes for Health; How Does a Voucher Scheme Work?; What Are the Advantages of Health Vouchers?; PART II INTRODUCING A VOUCHER SCHEME; Chapter 3 Conducting Prefeasibility Studies
Identifying the Health Sector Problem and the Aims of the Voucher SchemeJustifying the Use of a Voucher Scheme; Funding the Scheme; Understanding the Context in Which Subsidies Will Be Introduced; Building Partnerships; Checklist for Prefeasibility Assessment; Chapter 4 Conducting a Feasibility Assessment; Identifying Potential Impediments; Identifying Potential Advantages; Determining Whether a Voucher Scheme Is Financially Feasible; Weighing the Potential Benefits and Obstacles of a Voucher System; Checklist for Feasibility Assessment; Chapter 5 Designing a Voucher Scheme Choosing a Voucher AgencyEstablishing Recipient Policies; Determining Benefit Policies; Determining Price Policies; Determining Provider Policies; Determining Reimbursement Value Policies; Designing the Vouchers and Other Materials; Transport and Communications; Distributing the Vouchers; Payment of Service Providers; Developing Information Systems; Checklist for Voucher Design; Chapter 6 Implementing a Voucher Scheme; Tendering for Service Providers; Negotiating Contracts; Contracting; Training; Piloting; Institutionalizing; Scaling Up; Chapter 7 Monitoring and Evaluating a Voucher Program Monitoring Service QualityMonitoring Competition among Providers; Monitoring to Detect Abuse of the Voucher Scheme; Monitoring the Characteristics of Voucher Recipients and Redeemers; Monitoring and Evaluating Health Outcomes; Monitoring and Evaluating the Impact on Equity and Poverty Reduction; Monitoring and Evaluating Cost-Effectiveness; References; Index; Boxes; Box 2-1 Varying the Service Package According to the Needs of the Patient in Nicaragua; Box 3-1 Prefeasibility Work on a Voucher Scheme for Cervical Cancer Screening Box 4-1 Political Impediments to Voucher Schemes in El Salvador and HondurasBox 4-2 Are Vouchers Stigmatizing?; Box 4-3 Assessing the Feasibility of a Tuberculosis Voucher Scheme for Private Practitioners; Box 5-1 Who Runs the Voucher Program?; Box 5-2 How Can Vouchers Be Made Nontransferable?; Box 5-3 Benefit Policies: The Importance of Stating the Limits; Box 5-4 Price Policies Used by Different Voucher Schemes; Box 5-5 Choosing Service Providers that Meet Program Needs; Box 5-6 Designing the Voucher; Box 5-7 Facing the Challenges of Transport and Communications Box 5-8 Using Village Leaders to Distribute Vouchers |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811208303321 |
Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2005] | ||
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A guide to competitive vouchers in health [[electronic resource]] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (128 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.4/33621/0973 |
Soggetto topico |
Medical care, Cost of - United States
Medical care - Finance - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-08532-0
9786610085323 1-4175-5469-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
TABLE OF CONTENTS; Foreword; Preface; PART I WHAT ARE HEALTH CARE VOUCHERS AND HOW DO THEY WORK?; Chapter 1 Delivering Public Subsidies in Health Care; Why Do Government Subsidies Do So Little to Help the Poor?; When Are Subsidies for Health Services Justified?; Demand-Side versus Supply-Side Subsidies; Other Factors Influencing the Effectiveness of Subsidies; Chapter 2 Benefits of Competitive Voucher Schemes for Health; How Does a Voucher Scheme Work?; What Are the Advantages of Health Vouchers?; PART II INTRODUCING A VOUCHER SCHEME; Chapter 3 Conducting Prefeasibility Studies
Identifying the Health Sector Problem and the Aims of the Voucher SchemeJustifying the Use of a Voucher Scheme; Funding the Scheme; Understanding the Context in Which Subsidies Will Be Introduced; Building Partnerships; Checklist for Prefeasibility Assessment; Chapter 4 Conducting a Feasibility Assessment; Identifying Potential Impediments; Identifying Potential Advantages; Determining Whether a Voucher Scheme Is Financially Feasible; Weighing the Potential Benefits and Obstacles of a Voucher System; Checklist for Feasibility Assessment; Chapter 5 Designing a Voucher Scheme Choosing a Voucher AgencyEstablishing Recipient Policies; Determining Benefit Policies; Determining Price Policies; Determining Provider Policies; Determining Reimbursement Value Policies; Designing the Vouchers and Other Materials; Transport and Communications; Distributing the Vouchers; Payment of Service Providers; Developing Information Systems; Checklist for Voucher Design; Chapter 6 Implementing a Voucher Scheme; Tendering for Service Providers; Negotiating Contracts; Contracting; Training; Piloting; Institutionalizing; Scaling Up; Chapter 7 Monitoring and Evaluating a Voucher Program Monitoring Service QualityMonitoring Competition among Providers; Monitoring to Detect Abuse of the Voucher Scheme; Monitoring the Characteristics of Voucher Recipients and Redeemers; Monitoring and Evaluating Health Outcomes; Monitoring and Evaluating the Impact on Equity and Poverty Reduction; Monitoring and Evaluating Cost-Effectiveness; References; Index; Boxes; Box 2-1 Varying the Service Package According to the Needs of the Patient in Nicaragua; Box 3-1 Prefeasibility Work on a Voucher Scheme for Cervical Cancer Screening Box 4-1 Political Impediments to Voucher Schemes in El Salvador and HondurasBox 4-2 Are Vouchers Stigmatizing?; Box 4-3 Assessing the Feasibility of a Tuberculosis Voucher Scheme for Private Practitioners; Box 5-1 Who Runs the Voucher Program?; Box 5-2 How Can Vouchers Be Made Nontransferable?; Box 5-3 Benefit Policies: The Importance of Stating the Limits; Box 5-4 Price Policies Used by Different Voucher Schemes; Box 5-5 Choosing Service Providers that Meet Program Needs; Box 5-6 Designing the Voucher; Box 5-7 Facing the Challenges of Transport and Communications Box 5-8 Using Village Leaders to Distribute Vouchers |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450414903321 |
Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2004 | ||
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Health care : issues impacting cost and coverage : hearing before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, first session, September 12, 2017 |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 113 pages) : color illustrations |
Collana | S. hrg. |
Soggetto topico |
Health insurance premiums - United States
Health insurance - United States Medical care, Cost of - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Legislative hearings. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Health care |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910711353103321 |
Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2018 | ||
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Health care [[electronic resource] ] : capturing the opportunity in the nation's core fiscal challenge |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : Congress of the U.S., Congressional Budget Office, , 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 20 pages : digital, PDF file |
Soggetto topico |
Medical care, Cost of - United States
Medical care - United States - Cost control |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Health care |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910696561203321 |
[Washington, D.C.] : , : Congress of the U.S., Congressional Budget Office, , 2008 | ||
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Health care [[electronic resource] ] : unsustainable trends necessitate comprehensive and fundamental reforms to control spending and improve value |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. General Accounting Office, , [2004] |
Soggetto topico |
Health care reform - United States
Medical care - United States - Cost control Medical care, Cost of - United States Medicare |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Health care |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910692542703321 |
[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. General Accounting Office, , [2004] | ||
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Health care 20 years from now [[electronic resource] ] : taking steps today to meet tomorrow's challenges |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2007] |
Descrizione fisica | i, 34 pages : digital, PDF file |
Soggetto topico |
Medical care, Cost of - United States
Medical care - United States - Forecasting Medically uninsured persons - United States Medical policy - United States - Forecasting |
Soggetto genere / forma | Conference papers and proceedings. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Health care 20 years from now |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910696225803321 |
[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2007] | ||
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