Health insurance in practice : international variations in financing, benefits, and problems
著者
書誌事項
Health insurance in practice : international variations in financing, benefits, and problems
（Jossey-Bass health series）
Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1991
1st ed
大学図書館所蔵 全17件
注記
Includes bibliographical references and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
This book pinpoints the strengths and weaknesses of health insurance programmes in developed countries around the world and uses a lessons-from-abroad approach to offer suggestions for solving the current crisis in American health care financing. Going beyond a country-by-country description of health care systems, the author presents an in-depth analysis and comparison of administrative and financing methods used in both private and social insurance. He reveals how nationwide financing, particularly in countries with a mix of social and private coverage can help control costs, reduce paperwork, and minimize disputes. A range of topics - including methods of capping total expenditure, controlling the reimbursement of providers, and shifting some costs to patients - provides readers with a wider perspective on the pros and cons of various health care systems.
目次
- Part 1 Understanding health insurance: financial systems - an international overview
- health insurance and social solidarity
- coverage and access
- the structures of health insurance. Part 2 Financing health insurance: social security payroll taxes
- altering or replacing payroll taxes
- flat-rate premium systems
- government subsidies
- transfers among insurance funds. Part 3 Health insurance benefits: physician services
- hospital care
- pharmaceutical drugs
- dentistry services
- mental health services
- long-term care
- adding new acute care benefits. Part 4 Reforming the health insurance system: cost containment
- achievements and reforms
- lessons for the United States. Appendices: principal countries studied
- research methods
- glossary of abbreviations.
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