Ebook Social Health Insurance Systems In Western Europe

Author : Saltman, Richard
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN 13 : 0335213634
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Health Insurance Systems In Western Europe written by Saltman, Richard and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title explores the nature of the pressures social health insurance systems confront to be more efficient, more effective, and more responsive.

Author : Richard Saltman
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN 13 : 0335230210
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book EBOOK: Decentralization in Health Care: Strategies and Outcomes written by Richard Saltman and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2006-12-16 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ·What are the characteristics that define a Social Health Insurance system? ·How is success measured in SHI systems? ·How are SHI systems developing in response to external pressures? Using the seven Social Health Insurance countries in western Europe - Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Switzerland - as well as Israel, this important book reviews core structural and organizational dimensions, as well as recent reforms and innovations. Covering a wide range of policy issues, the book: ·Explores the pressures these health systems confront to be more efficient, more effective, and more responsive ·Reviews their success in addressing these pressures ·Examines the implications of change on the structure of SHI’s as they are currently defined ·Draws out policy lessons about past experience and likely future developments in SHI systems in a manner useful to policymakers in Europe and elsewhere Social Health Insurance Systems in Western Europe will be of interest to students of health policy and management as well as health managers and policy-makers. Contributors: Helmut Brand, Jan Bultman, Reinhard Busse, Laurent Chambaud, David Chinitz, Diana M.J. Delnoij, André P. den Exter, Aad A. de Roo, Anna Dixon, Isabelle Durand-Zaleski, Hans F.W. Dubois, Josep Figueras, Bernhard Gibis, Stefan Greß, Bernhard J. Güntert, Jean Hermesse, Maria M. Hofmarcher, Martin McKee, Pedro W. Koch-Wulkan, Claude Le Pen, Kieke G.H. Okma, Martin Pfaff, Richard B. Saltman, Wendy G.M. van der Kraan, Jürgen Wasem, Manfred Wildner, Matthias Wismar.

Author : Jens Alber
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 103 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Security written by Jens Alber and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Richard B. Saltman
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN 13 : 033523268X
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book EBOOK: Critical Challenges For Health Care Reform In Europe written by Richard B. Saltman and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 1998-10-16 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the central issues driving the present process of healthcare reform in Europe. 17 chapters written by scholars and policy makers from all parts of Europe draw together the available evidence from epidemiology and public health, economics, public policy, organizational behaviour and management theory as well as real world policy making experience, laying out the options that health sector decision-makers confront. Through its cross-disciplinary, cross-national approach, the book highlights the underlying trends that now influence health policy formulation across Europe. An authoritative introduction provides a broad synthesis of present trends and strategies in European health policy.

Author : Jens Alber
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 103 pages
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Download or read book Social Security written by Jens Alber and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rowena Jacobs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Health Insurance Systems in European Countries written by Rowena Jacobs and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Josep Figueras
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN 13 : 0335225004
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book EBOOK: Purchasing to Improve Health Systems Performance written by Josep Figueras and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2005-03-16 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purchasing is championed as key to improving health systems performance. However, despite the central role the purchasing function plays in many health system reforms, there is very little evidence about its development or its real impact on societal objectives. This book addresses this gap and provides: ·A comprehensive account of the theory and practice of purchasing for health services across Europe ·An up-to-date analysis of the evidence on different approaches to purchasing ·Support for policy-makers and practitioners as they formulate purchasing strategies so that they can increase effectiveness and improve performance in their own national context ·An assessment of the intersecting roles of citizens, the government and the providers Written by leading health policy analysts, this book is essential reading for health policy makers, planners and managers as well as researchers and students in the field of health studies. Contributors: Toni Ashton, Philip Berman, Michael Borowitz, Helmut Brand, Reinhard Busse, Andrea Donatini, Martin Dlouhy, Antonio Duran, Tamás Evetovits, André P. van den Exter, Josep Figueras, Nick Freemantle, Julian Forder, Péter Gaál, Chris Ham, Brian Hardy, Petr Hava, David Hunter, Danguole Jankauskiene, Maris Jesse, Ninel Kadyrova, Joe Kutzin, John Langenbrunner, Donald W. Light, Hans Maarse, Nicholas Mays, Martin McKee, Eva Orosz, John Øvretveit, Dominique Polton, Alexander S. Preker, Thomas A. Rathwell, Sabine Richard, Ray Robinson, Andrei Rys, Constantino Sakellarides, Sergey Shishkin, Peter C. Smith, Markus Schneider, Francesco Taroni, Marcial Velasco-Garrido, Miriam Wiley

Author : Costanzo Ranci
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461445027
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reforms in Long-Term Care Policies in Europe written by Costanzo Ranci and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-11-08 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last two decades, many changes have happened to the social welfare policies of various industrial countries. Citizens have seen their pensions, unemployment benefits, and general healthcare policies shrink as “belt tightening” measures are enforced. But in contrast, long-term care has seen a general growth in public financing, an expansion of beneficiaries, and, more generally, an attempt to define larger social responsibilities and related social rights. The aim of this book is to describe and interpret the changes introduced in long-term care policies in Western Europe. The volume argues that recent reforms have brought about an increasing convergence in LTC policies. Most of the new programs have developed a new general approach to long-term care, based on a better integration of social care and health care. The book explores increasing public support given to family care work (in the past, the family would take care of the elderly or infirm) and increasing growth and recognition of a extended social care market (by which care has shifted from a moral obligation based on family reciprocity to a paid, professional activity). A new social care arrangement has therefore been developing in Western countries, based on a new mix of family obligations, market provision, and public support. In order to understand such changes, this analysis will take into account the social and economical impact of these reforms.

Author : Martin McKee
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN 13 : 0335244319
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book EBOOK: Health Systems, Health, Wealth and Societal Well-being: Assessing the case for investing in health systems written by Martin McKee and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2011-05-16 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can we improve health, wealth and societal well-being by investing in health systems? How can we ensure that health systems are sustained in the future? How can we monitor, manage and improve performance so that health systems are as effective and efficient as possible? This book looks at health systems from a new perspective. By reviewing the complex relationship between health systems, health and wealth, it argues that health systems need not be, as is often believed, simply a drag on resources but rather can be part and parcel of improving health and achieving better economic growth. Aiming to assist policy-makers as they assess the case for investing in health systems, Health Systems,Health, Wealth and Societal Well-being reviews the evidence on: The contribution of health systems to better health and to economic growth The ways that investment in better health can save future health costs as well as boosting economic growth How we can create equitable, sustainable health systems fit for the 21st century

Author : Bernd Rechel
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN 13 : 0335264212
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book EBOOK: Facets of Public Health in Europe written by Bernd Rechel and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2014-08-16 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public health has had positive results in the last two centuries when it comes to reducing the impact and prevalence of infectious disease.However, much remains to be done to reduce non-communicable diseases such as heart disease and cancer, which make up the major disease burden of the WHO European Region. This book takes a broad but detailed approach to public health in Europe and offers the most comprehensive analysis of this region currently available. It considers a huge range of key topics in public health and includes chapters on the following topics: Screening Health Promotion Tackling social determinants of health Health Impact Assessment The Public Health Workforce Public Health Research In addition to these topics and themes the authors consider the existing public health structures, capacities and services across a range of European countries; identifying what needs to be done to strengthen public health action and improve public health outcomes.Reflecting the broad geographical scope of the entire WHO European region this book uses examples from a diverse range of countries to illustrate different approaches to public health. This book is essential reading for anyone studying or working in the field of public health, especially those with an interest in European practice. This title is in the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies Series.