Health care reform : international perspectives / edited by Francis D. Powell and Albert F. Wessen. - London : SAGE, 1998. - 545p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- The German experience -- The Canadian experience -- The Swedish experience -- The British experience -- Health care reform: toward a synthesis.

This work poses the question: is it possible to learn from the health care systems of other countries? It offers guidelines for comparing health care reforms, & considers the impact on reform of structural differences in health care systems.

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Health care reform--United States
Health care reform--Cross-cultural studies
Medical policy.
Medical care.
Health care reform.
Insurance, Health.
Health systems & services
Public health & preventive medicine
Central / national / federal government policies
Canada
United States of America, USA
Sweden
Germany
United Kingdom, Great Britain
Medical administration & management
Health and Wellbeing.
Health Care Reform--trends
Delivery of Health Care--trends
Health Policy--trends
Insurance, Health--trends
National Health Programs.

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