The Law and Policy of Healthcare Financing - An International Comparison of Models and Outcomes (Hardcover)

Examining the ways and extent to which systemic factors affect health outcomes with regard to quality, affordability and access to curative healthcare, this explorative book compares the relative merits of tax-funded Beveridge systems and insurance-based Bismarck systems. The Law and Policy of Healthcare Financing charts and compares healthcare system outcomes throughout 11 countries, from the UK to Colombia. Thematic chapters investigate the economic and legal explanations for the relevant similarities, variations and trends across the globe. Concluding that systemic factors may be less significant than previously believed, this comprehensive book notes that no one system consistently outperforms the others, yet incentives and funding improvements may lift performances across all curative healthcare systems. Analytical and comparative, this book will be of interest to academics working in the fields of health law and health economics. Public authorities including health ministries, policymakers and international health organisations will also find this to be an invaluable resource. Contributors include: F. Bachner, J. Bobek, J. Boertjens, P. Bogetoft, J.M. Burke, F. Dewallens, I. Durand-Zaleski, A. Geissler, C. Gongora Torres, M. Guy, T. Haanpera, J. Janus, S. Jerabkova, L. Lepuschutz, J. Lombard, M. Mikkers, G. O'Nolan, M.J. Perez-Villadoniga, H. Platou, K. Polin, W. Quentin, W. Sauter, V. Shestalova, K.H. Sovig, V. Stephani, A. van den Heever, J. van Manen, J. Vermeulen

General

Imprint:	Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Elgar Studies in Health and the Law
Release date:	May 2019
Editors:	Wolf Sauter • Jos Boertjens • Johan Van Manen • Misja Mikkers
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	480
ISBN-13:	978-1-78811-591-9
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > General Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Comparative law Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Social law > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > General
LSN:	1-78811-591-0
Barcode:	9781788115919

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