Health Care Reform Vol 12

Author : U. S. Committee On Ways And Means
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 754 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-23
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0265616638

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Health Care Reform, Vol. 12 by U. S. Committee On Ways And Means Pdf

Excerpt from Health Care Reform, Vol. 12: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress; President's Health Care Reform Proposals; Impact on Providers and Consumers; Part 3 of 3, February 1 and 4, 1993 Persons submitting written statements for the printed record of the hearing should submit at least six (6) copies of their statements by the close of business on the last day of the hearings, to Janice Mays, Chief Counsel and Staff Director, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, 1102 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515. An additional supply of statements may be furnished for distribution to the press and public if supplied to the Subcommittee office, room 1114 Longworth House Office Building, before the final hearing begins. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Harvey Lazar,Pierre-Gerlier Forest,John N. Lavis,John Church
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-24
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781553393382

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Paradigm Freeze by Harvey Lazar,Pierre-Gerlier Forest,John N. Lavis,John Church Pdf

Why has health care reform proved a stumbling block for provincial governments across Canada? What efforts have been made to improve a struggling system, and how have they succeeded or failed? In Paradigm Freeze, experts in the field answer these fundamental questions by examining and comparing six essential policy issues - regionalization, needs-based funding, alternative payment plans, privatization, waiting lists, and prescription drug coverage - in five provinces. Noting hundreds of recommendations from dozens of reports commissioned by provincial governments over the last quarter century - the great majority to little or no avail - the book focuses on careful diagnosis, rather than unplanned treatment, of the problem. Paradigm Freeze is based on thirty case studies of policy reform in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, and Newfoundland and Labrador. The contributors assess the nature and extent of healthcare reform in Canada since the beginning of the 1990s. They account for the generally limited extent of reform that has occurred, and identify the factors associated with the relatively few cases of large reform. An insightful new perspective on a problem that has plagued Canadian governments for decades, Paradigm Freeze is an important addition to the field of health policy. Contributors include John Church (University of Alberta), Michael Ducie (Alberta Health and Wellness), Pierre-Gerlier Forest (Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation), Stephen Tomblin (Memorial University), Jeff Braun Jackson (Ontario Professional Firefighters Association, Burlington, ON), Marie-Pascale Pomey (Université de Montréal), John N. Lavis (McMaster University), Harvey Lazar (Queen's University), Elisabeth Martin (Université Laval),Tom McIntosh (University of Regina), Dianna Pasic (McMaster University), Neale Smith (University of British Columbia), and Michael G. Wilson (McMaster University).

Author : Carine Milcent
Publisher : Springer
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319697369

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Healthcare Reform in China by Carine Milcent Pdf

How efficient is the Chinese healthcare system? Milcent examines the medication market in China against the global picture of healthcare organization, and how public healthcare insurance plans have been implemented in recent years, as well as reforms to tackle hospital inefficiency. Healthcare reforms, demographic changes and an increase in wealth inequity have altered healthcare preferences, which need to be addressed. Significantly, the patient–medical staff relationship is analysed, with new proposals for different lines of communication. Milcent puts forward digital healthcare in China as a tool to solve inefficiency and rising tensions, and generate profit. Where China is leading in the digitalization of healthcare, other countries can learn important lessons. Chinese social models are also put into context with respect to current reforms and experimentation.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Health
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Health care reform
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110951543

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Health Care Reform by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Health Pdf

Author : Kieke Okma,Tim Tenbensel
Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-21
Category : Law
ISBN : 9811252246

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Health Reforms Across the World: The Experience of Twelve Small and Medium-sized Nations with Changing Their Healthcare Systems by Kieke Okma,Tim Tenbensel Pdf

This book presents the health reform experiences over the past three decades of twelve small and medium-sized nations that are not often included in international comparative studies in this field. The major conclusion of the study is that despite many similarities in policy goals, policy challenges and in the menu of policy options for countries that seek to offer universal coverage to their population, the health reforms of the nations in this book did not converge into one direction or model. However, we found several widespread policy experiences that are relevant for others, too. For example, user fees are unpopular everywhere. Governments often try to soften the consequences by exempting large groups of users, thus largely defeating the very purpose of those fees. As a second example, the introduction of new payment modes for medical care - like the shift from fee for service to case-based payment - took much longer than originally expected everywhere, and also failed to deliver their promises of improved transparency or efficiency gains A third example is that proposals are for universal coverage often ignore the challenges of implementing new financing models that elsewhere took decades if not centuries to develop. The conclusions contain both empirical findings and theoretical conclusions of interest to policy-makers and scholars of international comparison. It is accessible for academics, healthcare managers and students as well as a wider audience of readers interested in the changes in healthcare across the world.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Health
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Health care reform
ISBN : PSU:000023406216

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Health Care Reform: Issues relating to medical malpractice, May 20, 1993 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Health Pdf

Author : Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld,Wendy E. Parmet,Mark A. Zezza
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 593 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781452266640

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Debates on U.S. Health Care by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld,Wendy E. Parmet,Mark A. Zezza Pdf

This issues-based reference work (available in both print and electronic formats) shines a spotlight on health care policy and practice in the United States. Impassioned debates about the best solutions to health care in America have perennially erupted among politicians, scholars of public policy, medical professionals, and the general public. The fight over the Health Care Reform Act of 2010 brought to light a multitude of fears, challenges, obstacles, and passions that often had the effect of complicating rather than clarifying the debate. The discourse has never been more heated. The complex issues that animate the health care debate have forced the American public to grapple with the exigencies of the present system with regard to economic, fiscal, and monetary policy, especially as they relate to philosophical, often ideologically driven approaches to the problem. Americans have also had to examine their ideas about the relationship of the individual to and interaction with the state and the varied social and cultural beliefs about what an American solution to the problem of health care looks like. In light of the need to keep students, researchers, and other interested readers informed and up-to-date on the issues surrounding health care in the U.S., this volume uses introductory essays followed by point/counterpoint articles to explore prominent and perennially important debates, providing readers with views on multiple sides of this complex issue. Features & Benefits: The volume is divided into three sections, each with its own Section Editor: Quality of Care Debates (Dr. Jennie Kronenfeld), Economic & Fiscal Debates (Dr. Mark Zezza), and Political, Philosophical, & Legal Debates (Prof. Wendy Parmet). Sections open with a Preface by the Section Editor to introduce the broad theme at hand and provide historical underpinnings. Each Section holds 12 chapters addressing varied aspects of the broad theme of the section. Chapters open with an objective, lead-in piece (or "headnote") followed by a point article and a counterpoint article. All pieces (headnote, point article, counterpoint article) are signed. For each chapter, students are referred to further readings, data sources, and other resources as a jumping-off spot for further research and more in-depth exploration. Finally, the volume concludes with a comprehensive index, and the electronic version of the book includes search-and-browse features, as well as the ability to link to further readings cited within chapters should they be available to the library in electronic format.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Health insurance
ISBN : MINN:31951D009955837

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President's Proposals on Health Care Reform and the Fiscal Year 1993 Health and Human Services Budget by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means Pdf

Author : Andrew Twaddle
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2002-06-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780313013034

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Health Care Reform Around the World by Andrew Twaddle Pdf

Health care reforms around the world—from Europe and North America to Africa, Latin America and Asia—seem to all be market-oriented reforms driven by international business interests and right wing political parties. There seems to be a sudden and broad concern with the efficiency of medical care, with the assertion that democratically or professionally run systems are inherently inefficient. Far less concern is evident for the more traditional values held regarding medical care, effectiveness (or quality) and equity. The fact is that we have little good cross-national research that systematically addresses the reform issue. This book addresses that problem, and attempts to look at health care reforms in a number of countries, representing as wide a spectrum as possible, and using a common conceptual framework that allows for comparable information to be gathered and presented on each, despite differing levels of socio-economic development. The authors agreed on a set of models that were thought to provide reasonable guidance in answering the questions of the source of pressures for reform, the alternative modes of organization that have been found in the world in recent years, and the direction of change among those alternatives.

Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Cost control
ISBN : UOM:39015048846474

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1993 German Health Reforms by United States. General Accounting Office Pdf

Author : Mr.David Coady,Mr.Benedict J. Clements,Mr.Sanjeev Gupta
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781616352448

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The Economics of Public Health Care Reform in Advanced and Emerging Economies by Mr.David Coady,Mr.Benedict J. Clements,Mr.Sanjeev Gupta Pdf

Using cross-country analysis and case studies, this book provides new insights and potential policy responses for the key fiscal policy challenges that both advanced and emerging economies will be facing.

Author : DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0788101994

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German Health Reforms in 1993 by DIANE Publishing Company Pdf

Examines recent German health care reform initiatives and reports on: reasons for the German reforms, nature of the reforms, initial reaction and expected effects of the reforms, and potential implications for U.S. reforms. Charts and tables.

Author : Adam Leive
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781451982183

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Economic Transition and Health Care Reform by Adam Leive Pdf

This paper exploits the staggered adoption of major concurrent health reforms in countries in Europe and Central Asia after 1990 to estimate their impact on public health expenditure, utilization, and avoidable deaths. While the health systems all derived from the same paradigm under central planning, they have since introduced changes to policies regarding cost-sharing, provider payment, financing, and the rationalization of hospital infrastructure. Social health insurance is predicted to increase this share, although the leads of both social health insurance and primary care fee-for-service suggest endogeneity may be an issue with the outpatient share regressions. Provider payment reforms produce the largest impact on spending, with fee-for-service increasing spending and patient-based payment reducing it. The impact on avoidable deaths is generally negligible, but there is some evidence of improvements due to fee-for-service. Considering the corresponding relative reduction in inpatient admissions and the incentives fee-for-service provides to deliver additional services, perhaps there is an overprovision of services in the primary care setting and an underutilization of more specialized hospital services.

Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Medical care
ISBN : UIUC:30112033966182

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Health Care Spending Control by United States. General Accounting Office Pdf

Author : DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1994-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780788105746

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Health Care Spending Control by DIANE Publishing Company Pdf

Reviews aspects of the health care systems of France, Germany, and Japan. Describes these countries1 methods of providing universal coverage through their health insurance and financing systems, their polices intended to restrain increases in health care spending, and the effectiveness of these policies. Charts and tables.