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Health Care Issues in the United States and Japan

Cutler, David M. (contributor); Wise, David A. (ed.); … - 2007

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 Japan are among the world’s longest. Clearly, a great deal can be learned …

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No Toyotas in Health Care : Why Medical Care Has Not Evolved to Meet Patients' Needs

Coye, Molly Joel - 2002

The incentives and structure of health care in the United States produce exactly what we should expect in the quality of care for chronic disease: highly variable patterns of care and widespread failure to implement evidence-based best practices. The persistent inability of providers to improve...

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Containing health care costs in Japan

Ikegami, Naoki (ed.); Campbell, John Creighton (contributor) - 1996

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Herausforderungen des medizinischen Fortschritts im Krankenhaus- und Arzneimittelbereich : 24. Bad Orber Gespräche über kontroverse Themen im Gesundheitswesen

Wille, Eberhard (ed.) - Bad Orber Gespräche über Kontroverse Themen im … - 2020

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Sustaining Universal Health Coverage in France: A Perpetual Challenge

Barroy, Helene; Or, Zeynep; Kumar, Ankit; Bernstein, David - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014

While universal health coverage (UHC) offers a powerful goal for a nation, all countries-irrespective of income are struggling with achieving or sustaining UHC. France is a high-income country where HC is in effect universal. Health-related costs are covered by a mix of mandatory social health...

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Reprioritizing Government Spending on Health: Pushing an Elephant Up the Stairs?

Tandon, Ajay; Fleisher, Lisa; Li, Rong; Yap, Wei Aun - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014

Countries vary widely with respect to the share of government spending on health, a metric that can serve as a proxy for the extent to which health is prioritized by governments. World Health Organization (WHO) data estimate that, in 2011, health's share of aggregate government expenditure in...

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Universal Health Care 101; Lessons for the Eastern Caribbean and Beyond

Tsounta, Evridiki - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

Despite the increasing interest in universal health care, little is known about the optimal way to finance, design, and …

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How Does the Introduction of Health Insurance Change the Equity in the Health Care Provision in Bulgaria?

Markova, Nora - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006

The study examines the effect of health care reform in Bulgaria in 1999 on the equity of health care financing. It explores the distribution of different types of health care financing by income. Furthermore, it separates the financial and social reasons for these differences, dividing them into...

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Economic Transition and Health Care Reform; The Experience of Europe and Central Asia

Leive, Adam - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010

Economic Transition and Health Care Reform: The Experience of Europe and Central Asia

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What Should Macroeconomists Know About Health Care Policy?

Heller, Peter S. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007

This primer aims to provide IMF macroeconomists with the essential information they need to address issues concerning health sector policy, particularly when they have significant macroeconomic implications. Such issues can also affect equity and growth and are fundamental to any strategy of...

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