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John Wiley Governments and Health Systems Implications of Differing Involvements 1998 Edition by David P. Chinitz, Joshua Cohen
Beyond comparisons of the structural changes taking place in health systems, this volume looks at a broad set of interrelated health policy issues in an international-comparative perspective, and analysis of the role of governments in health systems from a cross-national perspective provides comparisons. In addition to the questions of cost, financing and payment in health services, other issues in policy are considered, such as evolving health technology, quality management in health care, and broad social and ethical issues involved in health systems. Table of contents :- PERSPECTIVES ON THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN HEALTH SYSTEMS. Going for Gold: The Redistributive Agenda behind Market-based Health Care Reform (R. Evans). Competition in the Financing and Delivery of Health Care: Why, When, and How? (H. Aaron). What Should Health Economists Do? (M. Pauly). HEALTH SYSTEM REFORMS: CARE, COMPETITION, AND CONVERGENCE. Convergence, Social Embeddedness, and the Future of Health Systems in the Nordic Region (R. Saltman). Debating the Role of Government: A US Perspective (P. Lee). Humanistic Health Care System of the 21st Century (M. Greenlick). Health Care Reforms in the UK: Lessons from Experience (C. Ham). Management of Cost and Utilization of Health Services in Germany (M. von Schulenburg). Implementing Health Reform in Israel: 2000 and Beyond (M. Oren). FINANCING AND ORGANIZING HEALTH SERVICES. CHANGING METHODS OF REIMBURSEMENT. The Impact of Changing Government and Private Hospital and Physician Payment Methods on the US Health Care System (S. Altman). Full Staff or Ordinary HMOs: Hospitalization and Hospital Reimbursement in Israel (G. Ofer). Rational Remuneration in the Public Health Care System (Y. Zilberg T. Avidan). The Impact of Physician Payments on Hospital-Insurer Bargaining in the US (J. rooks, et al.). ADJUSTING FOR RISK IN HEALTH INSURANCE. Towards a Risk-Adjustment Mechanism in a Competitive Health Insurance Market (W. van de Ven, et al.). Managed Care and Risk Adjustment (J. Glazer T. McGuire). In Search of a National Capitation Formula: The Israeli Experience (A. Shmueli, et al.). The Estimation, Application, and Experience of the New Capitation Formula in the United Kingdom (P. Smith). NEW MODES OF ORGANIZATION. Competition and Exclusive Dealing Between Health Insurers and Care Providers (M. Gaynor). Is the Fundholding Contract Equitable (A. Shmueli J. Glazer) Comparative Case Studies of Health Care Markets in the United States: A Focus on Physician's Experiences with and Perspectives on Health System Change (H. Lipton K. Hertz). Competitive Bidding for Government Insurance Contracts: The Perceptions of Beneficiaries (B. Kirkman-Liff). Hospital Casemix, Costs and Productivity in the NHS Internal Market (N. Svderlund). HEALTH MANPOWER. The Role of Government in Medical Education in the United States (M. Schwarz). Health Manpower: The Role of the Government and the Role of the Profession (J. Cohen). The Role of Government in Medical Education (S. Glick). Policy Issues in the Mass Absorption of Physicians and Other Health Professionals in Israel (C. Doron). Quality Control Among Immigrant Physicians: Processes and Problems of Licensing (J. Shuval). Government Policy on Professional Issues in Nursing (S. Riba). The Potential Impact of Managed Care on the US Health Care Workforce and a New Model for the Delivery of Primary Care (R. Scheffler). Training Professionals for the New Public Health (A. Davies). The Rise of the Salaried Physician Model in Israel (S. Shvarts). HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND Q...