《HEALTH OF NATIONS：AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON U.S.HEALTH CARE REFORM SECOND EDITION》求取 ⇩

1. In Search of New Directions for U.S. Health Care: An International Perspective1

Introduction1

Health Care Paradigms3

Convergence among Health Systems6

Parameters of the Study11

2. U.S. Health Care Crisis: Moving Toward a National Solution?13

Introduction13

Facing the Challenges of Modern Health Care15

Implications for Corporate America22

Limited Convergence30

New Directions for U.S. Health Care?32

3. Canada's National Health Insurance System: U.S. Nemesis or Model for Reform?35

Introduction35

The United States Looks Northward37

Canadian National Health Insurance: A Long Time Coming42

Medicare Is Born45

Political and Cultural Underpinnings of Canadian Health Care46

Health Care Delivery in Canada49

Canadian Health Care Financing52

Health Care Cost-Control, Canadian-Style56

Trouble in Paradise65

The Future of Canadian Health Care70

Lessons from Canada74

Convergence74

4. German Health Care: Does Bismarck's Grand Design Hold Lessons for the United States?80

Introduction80

Present at the Creation: Tracing the Roots of National Health Insurance85

Cornerstone of German Health Insurance: The Sickness Funds90

Private Insurance95

Health Care Financing96

Health Care Cost Control101

German System Faces Challenges107

Lessons from Germany109

Convergence113

5. Health Care in the Netherlands: Should the U.S. Go Dutch?115

Introduction115

Dutch Health Care Organization117

Health Care Financing119

Health Care Reform in the Netherlands122

Lessons from the Netherlands126

Convergence128

6. Made in Japan: Universal Health Insurance129

Introduction129

Legislating Health Insurance Coverage133

Health Care Delivery134

Health Insurance in Japan: Organized Complexity135

Health Care Financing138

Controlling Health Care Costs: Nationwide Fee Schedule140

The Sun Also Sets on Japanese Health Care141

Lessons from Japan144

Convergence146

7. Reforming the British National Health Service: More Like U.S.?147

Introduction147

Britain's Sacred Cow: The National Health Service151

The Role of the Private Sector155

NHS Reforms: The White Paper159

The Once and Future NHS163

Convergence165

8. Will U.S. Health Care Be Shaped by International Experience?167

Introduction167

The United States Stands Alone170

Convergence among Systems173

The Future Shape of U.S. Health Care176

References181

Index209