Financing High Medical Risks: Discussions, Developments, Problems and Solutions on the Coverage of the Risk of Long-term Care in Norway, Germany and ... (History of Healthcare Insurance, 5) - Softcover

 
9789089646729: Financing High Medical Risks: Discussions, Developments, Problems and Solutions on the Coverage of the Risk of Long-term Care in Norway, Germany and ... (History of Healthcare Insurance, 5)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 9089646728 ISBN 13: 9789089646729
Publisher: Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

Across the European Union, common problems and challenges have arisen related to the accessibility, quality, and financial sustainability of long-term healthcare services, which represent a new social and medical risk. This book compares national policies in Norway, Germany, and the Netherlands and how these countries approach issues such as old-age insurance, home-help programs,and mental healthcare. The contributors look at different paths of policy development, identify problems faced by public and private parties, and ultimately discuss possible solutions.

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About the Author

Karel-Peter Companje manages the Center for the History of Health Insurers at the Medical Center of the VU University Amsterdam.

From the Back Cover

Across the European Union, common problems and challenges have arisen related to the accessibility, quality, and financial sustainability of long-term healthcare services, which represent a new social and medical risk. This book compares national policies in Norway, Germany, and the Netherlands and how these countries approach issues such as old-age insurance, home-help programs, and mental healthcare. The contributors look at different paths of policy development, identify problems faced by public and private parties, and ultimately discuss possible solutions

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Across the European Union, common problems and challenges have arisen related to the accessibility, quality, and financial sustainability of long-term healthcare services, which represent a new social and medical risk. This book compares national policies in Norway, Germany, and the Netherlands and how these countries approach issues such as old-age insurance, home-help programs,and mental healthcare. The contributors look at different paths of policy development, identify problems faced by public and private parties, and ultimately discuss possible solutions.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2015
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9089646728
ISBN 13 
9789089646729
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
260
Editor
Companje