[PDF] The Long Road To Universal Health Coverage eBook

Author : Jesse B. Bump
Publisher :
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 29,54 MB
Release : 2010
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Health systems are among the most important elements of the social contract that defines modern nations. This paper investigates the historical origins of universal health care (UHC) systems and analyzes the politics surrounding the national decision to implement them. Understanding how, when, and why countries have established UHC systems sheds light on current international assistance strategies to encourage the same transition in developing countries. First, Dr. Bump analyzes definitions of UHC to distill the important elements and discuss their primary assumptions, including their commitments to solidarity, redistribution, and government responsibility. He then focuses on the development of the two main financing models--social health insurance (Germany) and general taxation (United Kingdom)--and then follows global-level attempts to promote UHC over the past century. Dr. Bump finds that international aid agencies have not played a significant role in fostering the spread of UHC systems in the past. Beyond the possibility of fostering international learning and providing resources, there is no clear evidence in support of any particular role for international actors in fostering UHC systems.

Author : Jeffrey L. Sturchio
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 13,21 MB
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : Medical
ISBN : 142142956X

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Srinath Reddy, Yasmine Rouai, Jeffrey L. Sturchio, Cicely Thomas, Tana Wuliji, Snow Yang, Pascal Zurn

Author : Kristina Lyn Heitkamp
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 28,38 MB
Release : 2018-07-15
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 153450317X

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With the Affordable Care Act signed into law in 2010, the United States seemed closer than ever to achieving universal health care. However, repealing the act has been a key goal for the Trump administration and the Republican-controlled Congress, with the main arguments against it including the higher premiums for middle-class Americans and the abuse of government power through its control of the insurance industry. This volume helps define universal health care, explains the arguments for and against it, and discusses attempts to implement it on an international scale.

Author : Swami Subramaniam
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,6 MB
Release : 2024-05-24
Category : Medical
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Rising affluence is triggering an explosion in lifestyle diseases, driving spiraling growth in healthcare costs and loss of productivity. If this is not checked there is a serious danger of India not realising its economic goals. The provision of healthcare to all Indian citizens, regardless of ability to pay, is a must if we are to avoid this danger. This raises the question - is Universal Health Coverage (UHC) feasible for a large middle-income country like India? The authors have deconstructed the healthcare system as it exists today - wasteful, expensive, and inefficient - to propose an alternative model that is both affordable and high-quality. The ideas presented here may look outrageous when viewed through the prism of what has been the norm, but the authors demonstrate the feasibility of the changes they propose by providing concrete examples of how the changes would work. UHC is within India's means if the political will to implement radical change of the kind described in this book can be mustered. Health for all citizens is not an option but an imperative for a just and thriving republic.

Author : Jeffrey L. Sturchio
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 10,1 MB
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1421429551

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Srinath Reddy, Yasmine Rouai, Jeffrey L. Sturchio, Cicely Thomas, Tana Wuliji, Snow Yang, Pascal Zurn

Author : David Colton
Publisher : SCB Distributors
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 50,24 MB
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1949762068

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With the exception of the United States, all developed nations provide their citizens with quality, affordable health care. And, despite its having expanded access through such programs as Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP, and the Affordable Care Act, nearly 20 million Americans still do not have health insurance. The cost of providing care in the United States will soon be unsustainable. It surely makes sense to consider an option that ensures health care is accessible to all its citizens and is fully funded regardless of vicissitudes in the national economy. This book is a must read for anyone concerned with the failure of the current system and looking for an alternative. Colton’s proposal for universal health care is thoroughly explained including: a description of services provided how we’ll pay for it how it is organized for delivery why it will save consumers money, and how it will ensure standards for quality and clinical effectiveness. “In this incisive and comprehensive book, David Colton take on the formidable task of explaining how America’s health care system works, why it fails in terms of cost, efficiency and quality of care and why it must be reformed... an invaluable resource ...” JILL QUADAGNO, Author, One Nation Uninsured: Why the US Has No National Health Insurance “...an excellent book, making a most unwieldy subject accessible and interesting to read. He deftly brings in pop culture, personal stories, and history in a way that brings this important public policy question come alive...” JULIE SALAMON, author, Hospital “A must read for anyone concerned about America’s health care system, especially those advocating for single-payor and “Medicare for All”... Highly recommended.” STEVEN A. MOSHER, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Health Care Administration

Author : Aida Isabel Tavares
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 21,52 MB
Release : 2019-11-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1789849748

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The chapters in this book contribute to the wide discussion on universal health coverage. The variety of topics discussed here confirms the importance of UHC for academics and health professionals and also the controversies and challenges of its implementation.I invite you to read the book and be involved in the discussions around the goals of universal health coverage.

Author : World Health Organization
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Page : 25 pages
File Size : 32,40 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Health care reform
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"Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is central to achieving better health and well-being for all people at all ages. It delivers disease prevention, health promotion, and treatment for communicable and noncommunicable diseases alike, while ensuring that individuals are not driven into poverty because of high costs. UHC is not an end in itself: its goal is to improve the chances of every person attaining the highest level of health and well-being and contributing to socioeconomic and sustainable development. Attaining UHC is thus essential to every nation's economic productivity, health security, social stability--and to every individual's well-being, security, and productivity."--