| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 237 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Israel : partial health care reform as laboratory of ongoing change / David Chinitz and Rachel Meislon -- 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. |
| Summary |
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 1970s and 1980s; all considered a very similar range of policy options. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Health care reform.
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Health care reform. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Okma, Kieke G. H.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Six countries, six reform models--the healthcare reform experience of Israel, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, and Taiwan. New Jersey : World Scientific, 2009 9789814261586 (DLC) 2009047318 (OCoLC)606778006 |
| ISBN |
9789814261593 (electronic book) |
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9814261599 (electronic book) |
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9789814261586 |
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9814261580 |
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