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The health care dilemma : a comparison of health care systems in three European countries and the US [E-Book]

Contributor(s):

Armstrong, Elizabeth G

Publication details: Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (xix, 443 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9789814313988
981431398X
1283148455
9781283148450

Subject(s):

NLM classification:

2011 E-462
W 84 AA1

Online resources:

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust OpenAthens account holders click here for access

Contents:

pt. 1. Denmark: socially minded welfare policies and universal health care -- pt. 2. Germany: solidarity and cradle to grave health care -- pt. 3. Sweden: liberal political climate and comprehensive health care -- pt. 4. The United States health care system.

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Summary: In an age of spiraling costs, it is no surprise that health care policy and health care systems are now among the most hotly debated and controversial topics in many countries of the world today. The issue is literally one of life-and-death, and affects millions across the globe as they struggle to answer the question of who pays for their health care. This book explores the health care systems of Denmark, Germany, and Sweden, and compares them with the system in the United States through 30 first-hand case reports by advanced medical students taking part in an international exchange program.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

In an age of spiraling costs, it is no surprise that health care policy and health care systems are now among the most hotly debated and controversial topics in many countries of the world today. The issue is literally one of life-and-death, and affects millions across the globe as they struggle to answer the question of who pays for their health care. This book explores the health care systems of Denmark, Germany, and Sweden, and compares them with the system in the United States through 30 first-hand case reports by advanced medical students taking part in an international exchange program.

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