of health care are among the issues addressed in this publication. Many health policies depend on our ability to measure … pay providers of high-quality care more than those who underperform. However, measuring the quality of health care is … challenging. The OECD’s Health Care Quality Indicator project has overcome some of the problems, though many remain. If policy …

diseases such as cancer. At the same time, total spending on health care now absorbs over 9% of GDP on average in the OECD …. Achieving value for money in the health care sector is an important objective in all OECD countries. The book takes an in …-depth look at health care in OECD countries today. What is the status of people’s health? How do we measure health outcomes? How …

This book describes the strengths and weaknesses of the Mexican health system in terms of access to health care … reforms to the system with particular emphasis on the recently-introduced System of Social Protection in Health ("Sistema de …

The Swiss population enjoys good health and universal access to a comprehensive range of modern health services, but … policy makers are faced with considerable policy challenges, particularly to contain fast-growing health spending and improve … value for money. This book analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the Swiss health system. It weighs them against the key …

This comprehensive review of the Finnish health care system evaluates financing, service provision, investment …