Comparative Health Systems

Federico Toth

ISBN 10: 1108745318 / ISBN 13: 9781108745314

Published by Cambridge University Press, GB, 2021

About this Item

The standard classifications of health systems don't allow for the complexity and variety that exists around the world. Federico Toth sets out a new framework for understanding the many ways in which health systems can be organized and systematically analyses the health systems chosen by 27 OECD countries. He provides a great deal of up-to-date data on financing models, healthcare spending, insurance coverage, methods of organizing providers, healthcare personnel, remuneration methods for doctors and hospitals, development trajectories and recent reforms. For each of the major components of the healthcare system, the organizational models and the possible variants from which individual countries can ideally select are defined. Then, based on the organizational solutions actually adopted, the various national systems are grouped into homogeneous families. With its clear, jargon-free language and concrete examples, this is the most accessible comparative study of international healthcare arrangements available.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Comparative Health Systems
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, GB
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108745318
• ISBN 13: 9781108745314
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 470 grams

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Synopsis

The standard classifications of health systems don't allow for the complexity and variety that exists around the world. Federico Toth sets out a new framework for understanding the many ways in which health systems can be organized and systematically analyses the health systems chosen by 27 OECD countries. He provides a great deal of up-to-date data on financing models, healthcare spending, insurance coverage, methods of organizing providers, healthcare personnel, remuneration methods for doctors and hospitals, development trajectories and recent reforms. For each of the major components of the healthcare system, the organizational models and the possible variants from which individual countries can ideally select are defined. Then, based on the organizational solutions actually adopted, the various national systems are grouped into homogeneous families. With its clear, jargon-free language and concrete examples, this is the most accessible comparative study of international healthcare arrangements available.

About the Author

Federico Toth is Full Professor of Political Science at the University of Bologna, Italy, where he teaches Organization Theory and Health Systems.