Financing Health Care New Ideas for a Changing Society

Financing Health Care: New Ideas for a Changing Society By Mingshan Ku, Egon Jonsson (eds.)
2007 | 282 Pages | ISBN: 352732027X | PDF | 3 MB
Discussing international issues of health care financing, this is the first volume in a completely new public health book series, edited by the Institute of Health Economics (IHE) in Edmonton, Canada. Starting with various funding methods, the reference also features sections on different health care payment and purchasing mechanisms, as well as equity issues. Of interest to medical and allied health professionals, and those working in health care industries, insurance, and economics.Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1-15): Prof. Ake Blomqvist and Professor Egon JonssonChapter 2 Social Health Insurance: Government Funding of Health Care (pages 17-47): Prof. Ake BlomqvistChapter 3 Private Financing Outside the Publicly Funded System (pages 49-79): Prof. Mark StabileChapter 4 Prescription Drug Financing (pages 81-103): Prof. Steve MorganChapter 5 The Economics of Consumer?Directed Health Care (pages 105-123): Prof. Ching?To Albert MaChapter 6 Medical Savings Accounts: Promises and Pitfalls (pages 125-147): Prof. Jeremiah E. Hurley and G. Emmanuel GuindonChapter 7 Physician Payment Mechanisms (pages 149-176): Prof. Pierre Thomas LegerChapter 8 Risk Adjustment in Health Care Markets: Concepts and Applications (pages 177-222): Prof. Randall P. EllisChapter 9 Inducing Quality from Health Care Providers in the Presence of Adverse Selection (pages 223-243): Prof. Jacob Glazer and Prof. Thomas G. McGuireChapter 10 Equity in Health and Health Care in Canada in International Perspective (pages 245-272): Eddy van Doorslaer