Welfare, choice, and solidarity in transition : reforming the health section in Eastern Europe /

Reform of the welfare sector is an important yet difficult challenge for all countries in transition from socialist central planning to market-oriented democracies. Here a scholar of the economics of socialism and post-socialist transition and a health economist take on this challenge. This 2001 boo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kornai, János
Otros Autores: Eggleston, Karen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Colección:Federico Caffè lectures.
Temas:
Health care reform > Europe, Eastern.
Medical policy > Europe, Eastern.
Health planning > Europe, Eastern.
Medical care > Europe, Eastern.
Health care reform.
Health Care Reform
Services de santé > Réforme > Europe de l'Est.
Politique sanitaire > Europe de l'Est.
Santé publique > Planification > Europe de l'Est.
Services de santé > Réforme.
Soins médicaux > Europe de l'Est.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
MEDICAL > Health Policy.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Health Care Delivery.
Health care reform
Health planning
Medical care
Medical policy
Gezondheidszorg.
Hervormingen.
Services de santé > Europe de l'Est.
Europe, Eastern
Eastern Europe
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 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
  • 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.

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