Lassey, Marie L. Health care systems around the world : : characteristics, issues, reforms / [electronic resource] / Marie L. Lassey, William R. Lassey, Martin J. Jinks.. — Upper Saddle River, N.J. : : Prentice Hall,, c1997.. — xiii, 370 p. : : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : basic issues and concepts -- The countries and their characteristics -- The United States : high-technology and limited access -- Canada : challenges to public payment for universal care -- Japan : preventive health care as cultural norm -- Germany : a tradition of universal health care -- France : centrally controlled and locally managed -- The Netherlands : gradual adaptation -- Sweden : decentralized comprehensive care -- The United Kingdom : the economy model -- The Czech Republic : a new mixture of public and private services -- Hungary : creating a remodeled system --Russia : transition to market and consumer orientation -- China : privatizing socialist health care -- Mexico : modernizing structure and expanded rural services -- Organization variations and reforms -- Economic organization of health care : comparative perspectives -- Expectations for reform : a glimpse at the future.
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Medical policy--Cross-cultural studies. Medical care--Cross-cultural studies. Delivery of Health Care--organization & administration. Cross-Cultural Comparison. World Health. Health Policy. Gezondheidszorg. Politique sanitaire--Études transculturelles. Soins médicaux--Études transculturelles.