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Social Health Insurance Systems in Western Europe (European Observatory on Health Systems & Policies)
Social Health Insurance Systems in Western Europe - European Observatory on Health Systems & Policies Author:Richard Saltman, Reinhard Busse, Josep Figueras ? What are the characteristics that define a Social Health Insurance system? — . ? How is success measured in SHI systems? — . . ? How are SHI systems developing in response to external pressures?. . . Using the seven Social Health Insurance countries in western Europe - Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Swit... more »zerland - as well as Israel, this important book reviews core structural and organizational dimensions, as well as recent reforms and innovations. . . Covering a wide range of policy issues, the book:
. . ? Explores the pressures these health systems confront to be more efficient, more effective, and more responsive
. ? Reviews their success in addressing these pressures
. ? Examines the implications of change on the structure of SHI?s as they are currently defined
. ? Draws out policy lessons about past experience and likely future developments in SHI systems in a manner useful to policymakers in Europe and elsewhere. . Social Health Insurance Systems in Western Europe will be of interest to students of health policy and management as well as health managers and policy-makers.. . Contributors: Helmut Brand, Jan Bultman, Reinhard Busse, Laurent Chambaud, David Chinitz, Diana M.J. Delnoij, Andr? P. den Exter, Aad A. de Roo, Anna Dixon, Isabelle Durand-Zaleski, Hans F.W. Dubois, Josep Figueras, Bernhard Gibis, Stefan Gre?, Bernhard J. G?ntert, Jean Hermesse, Maria M. Hofmarcher, Martin McKee, Pedro W. Koch-Wulkan, Claude Le Pen, Kieke G.H. Okma, Martin Pfaff, Richard B. Saltman, Wendy G.M. van der Kraan, J?rgen Wasem, Manfred Wildner, Matthias Wismar. .« less