Beschreibung:
Discussing international issues of health care financing, this is the first volume in a completely new public health book series, edited by the Institute of Health Economics (IHE) in Edmonton, Canada.Starting with various funding methods, the reference also features sections on different health care payment and purchasing mechanisms, as well as equity issues.Of interest to medical and allied health professionals, and those working in health care industries, insurance, and economics.
FUNDING METHODSSocial Health Insurance: Government Funding of Health CarePrivate Financing Outside the Publicly Funded Systemmedical Savings Accounts: Promises and PitfallsThe Economics of Consumer Directed Health CareDIFFERENT PURCHASING/PAYING MECHANISMS OF HEALTH CAREPhysician Payment MechanismsRisk Adjustment in Health Care Markets: Concepts and ApplicationsInducing Quality from Health Care Providers in the Presence of Adverse SelectionPrescription Drug FinancingEQUITY ISSUES IN HEALTH AND HEALTH CAREEquity of health and health care in Canada in International Perspective