[PDF] Hospital Financing In Seven Countries International Differences In Health Care Technology And Costs eBook

Author : Miriam M. Wiley
Publisher : Congress
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 21,78 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
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Examines hospital financing in Canada, England France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United States.

Author : M.M. Wiley
Publisher :
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 39,22 MB
Release : 1995
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This report examines the recent experience of the United States and six of its international peers - Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom - with recent trends in the way hospital services are paid for, and the effects of new technologies and recent and ongoing reforms on the use and costs of hospital services. The United States stands out among its internationsl peers as having the highest level of hospital costs since 1980, but also for pioneering financing mechanisms - especially prospective payment systems - that have led hospitals to reduce the hospital resources used to care for individual patients. Other countries have had greater control over total hospital spending at a central level. Decentralizing hospital financing, creating incentives for competition within the hospital system, and basing a greater amounts of a hospital's revenues on the needs of the population it serves are the goals of reform, while also giving consumers more choice in where and from whom they get their health care.

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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 20,57 MB
Release : 1995
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ISBN : 1428920226

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This background paper is part of a larger study on International Differences in Health Care Technology and Spending, which consists of a series of back- ground papers. International Health Statistics: What the numbers mean for the United States was published in November 1993, and International Comparisons of Administrative Costs in Health Care appeared in September 1994. An additional background paper will report on lessons for the United States from a comparison; of hospital financing and spending in seven countries.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 25,39 MB
Release : 2011-06-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0309217105

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During the last 25 years, life expectancy at age 50 in the United States has been rising, but at a slower pace than in many other high-income countries, such as Japan and Australia. This difference is particularly notable given that the United States spends more on health care than any other nation. Concerned about this divergence, the National Institute on Aging asked the National Research Council to examine evidence on its possible causes. According to Explaining Divergent Levels of Longevity in High-Income Countries, the nation's history of heavy smoking is a major reason why lifespans in the United States fall short of those in many other high-income nations. Evidence suggests that current obesity levels play a substantial part as well. The book reports that lack of universal access to health care in the U.S. also has increased mortality and reduced life expectancy, though this is a less significant factor for those over age 65 because of Medicare access. For the main causes of death at older ages-cancer and cardiovascular disease-available indicators do not suggest that the U.S. health care system is failing to prevent deaths that would be averted elsewhere. In fact, cancer detection and survival appear to be better in the U.S. than in most other high-income nations, and survival rates following a heart attack also are favorable. Explaining Divergent Levels of Longevity in High-Income Countries identifies many gaps in research. For instance, while lung cancer deaths are a reliable marker of the damage from smoking, no clear-cut marker exists for obesity, physical inactivity, social integration, or other risks considered in this book. Moreover, evaluation of these risk factors is based on observational studies, which-unlike randomized controlled trials-are subject to many biases.

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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,72 MB
Release : 1995
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This background paper is part of a larger study on International Differences in Health Care Technology and Spending, which consists of a series of back- ground papers. International Health Statistics: What the numbers mean for the United States was published in November 1993, and International Comparisons of Administrative Costs in Health Care appeared in September 1994. An additional background paper will report on lessons for the United States from a comparison; of hospital financing and spending in seven countries.

Author : John S. Akin
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 23,93 MB
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821309001

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This report discusses several different approaches that support reforming health care services in developing countries. For some time now, health care services have been supported by government funds. As demands for improving health care services continue to increase additional demands will be placed on governments to respond. This, however, will not be easy. Slow economic growth and record budget deficits in the 1980's have forced reductions in public spending. Alternative approaches to finance health care services are needed. Such possible changes could involve: decentralization of federal government involvement; the promotion of nongovernment involvement; the imposition of user fees; and, establishing health insurance. Finally, the role of the Bank in pursuing new financing strategies is discussed.

Author : Reiner Leidl
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 17,38 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789051993592

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Health care and its financing will not be harmonized within the European Union (EU). Therefore, the differences between the health systems of the member-states in a Single European Market are gaining in relevance. The process of economic integration also effects health. This book integrates economics, law, social, political and health sciences in the analysis of health care issues in the EU. It covers the development of health systems and policy in the community, the markets for pharmaceuticals and for medical devices, EU-trends in hospital financing, issues in the comparison of financing systems, especially in the field of private expenditures, reforms of health care financing in social security systems and national health services in the EU and cross-border health care between EU member-states. The results feature an up-to date overview on the European dimension of health care and its financing. The book is relevant to experts in health care organizations, policy, industry and research.

Author : George Schieber
Publisher : Paris, France : Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 26,81 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Medical
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Ydelsessammensætning sammenligning I-lande Health care expenditure is the second largest social expenditure item in OECD countries and currently accounts for over 7 per cent of GDP. Health services account for over 9 per cent of total public and private final consumption expenditures and for almost 5 per cent of total employment. Over the past twenty years real health spending has increased substantially faster than real GDP. The principal problem in designing policies to achieve efficiency stems from the difficulties in defining and measuring the output of health systems, as well as the general lack of clinically agreed-upon standards of appropriateness of medical care. Compounding the problems of measuring health outcomes and appropriateness of medical care is the interaction of individuals' health status with almost all other social and economic aspects of society. This volume attempts to provide a framework for understanding the complex medical, social and economic forces underlying health care financing and delivery systems. It provides a background for the policy debate underway in all countries. Hopefully, it will contribute to the development of effective policies that will consolidate past gains and accommodate future changes.