Welfare, choice, and solidarity in transition : reforming the health sector in eastern europe.

Reform of the welfare sector is an important yet difficult challenge for countries in transition from socialist central planning to market-oriented democracies. Here a scholar of the economics of socialism and a health economist offer health sector reform recommendations for ten countries of Eastern...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kornai, Janos
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge Univ Press, 2001.
Colección:Federico Caffè lectures.
Temas:
Health care reforms > Europe, Eastern.
Medical policy > Europe, Eastern.
Health planning > Europe, Eastern.
Medical care > Europe, Eastern.
Politique sanitaire > Europe de l'Est.
Santé publique > Planification > Europe de l'Est.
Soins médicaux > Europe de l'Est.
Health planning
Medical care
Medical policy
Eastern Europe
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Figures; Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; Introduction to Part I; 2 The general principles of reform; 3 The characteristics of the health sector; 4 Some international experiences; 5 The health sector in Eastern Europe: the initial state; Introduction to part II; 6 The demand side: financing, benefits, and organization of insurance; 7 The supply side: delivery-system ownership, organization, and contracting; 8 The interaction of supply and demand: pricing, payment, hard budget constraints, and overall health-sector development; 9 Concluding remarks; References; Index.

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