Today, increases in the demand for healthcare are driving European governments to look for ways to control growth in healthcare expenditures and at the same time improve health outcomes. Consideration of ways to enhance trade in healthcare goods and services is important for governments as they...

This paper is part of a series that examines the way health services are funded and delivered in other nations. The nations profiled all aim to achieve the noble goal of Canada’s health care system: access to high quality care regardless of ability to pay. How they organize to achieve that...

This paper is part of a series that examines the way health services are funded and delivered in other nations. The nations profiled all aim to achieve the noble goal of Canada’s health care system: access to high quality care regardless of ability to pay. How they organize to achieve that...

Recent data show wide disparity between Japan and the United States in the effectiveness of their health care systems. Japan spends close to the lowest percentage of its gross domestic product on health care among OECD countries, the United States spends the highest, yet life expectancies in...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- Introduction: Another Book About Healthcare? -- Part I: WHEN MEDICAL MARKETS MEET HUMAN NATURE -- Chapter 1: Can Americans Shop Their Way to More Affordable Care? -- Chapter 2: Shopping in the Dark -- Chapter 3: Who's in Charge? The...