This paper assesses the relative efficiency of government spending on health care and education in Croatia by using the so-called Data Envelopment Analysis. The analysis finds evidence of significant inefficiencies in Croatia''s spending on health care and education, related to inadequate cost...

Krebs wird in den nächsten Jahren zu einer unserer gröt︢en Herausforderungen - menschlich wie gesundheitspolitisch. Fast jeder zweite Deutsche wird im Alter betroffen sein, Wissenschaftler gehen von 40 Prozent mehr Krebsfällen bis 2030 aus. Dennoch herrscht bei dieser Volkskrankheit enorme...

part Section I: Pressures for Change -- chapter 1 Access -- chapter 2 Cost -- chapter 3 Quality -- chapter Conclusion to Section I -- chapter Introduction -- chapter 4 Align Incentives via Payment System Design -- chapter 5 Managed Care Organizations, Accountable Care Organizations, and...

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Author; SECTION I: INDUSTRY DYSFUNCTION: ITS ROOT CAUSES AND EFFECTS; 1: It's Not the Future We Used to Have; The Old Future; The Curves of Health Care; The Root Causes of Industry Dysfunction; The Economic Human and the...

Making the case for healthcare affordability -- Healthcare affordability defined -- Healthcare affordability applied -- The strategic dimension -- The operational perspective -- The tactical reality -- First and foremost, assess the situation -- Design the solution and plan for success --...