The State and Healthcare: Comparing OECD Countries

By Achim Schmidt, Claus Wendt, A Schmid, et al.

PART I: THE CONCEPT OF THE STUDY Introduction to the Book Conceptual Framework of the Study PART II: CROSS-SECTIONAL ANALYSES The Changing Role of the State in Healthcare Financing The Changing Role of the State in Healthcare Service Provision PART III: CASE STUDIES The Role of the State in the British Healthcare System - Between Marketization and Statism The Self-regulatory German Healthcare System Between Growing Competition and State Hierarchy The US Healthcare System: Hierarchization With and Without the State PART IV: CONCLUSION The Converging Role of the State in OECD Healthcare Systems

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349282146
• ISBN13: 9781349282142
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"