TY - BOOK AU - Morgan, David AU - Oxley, Howard AU - Docteur, Elizabeth AU - Paris, Valerie AU - Klazinga, Nicolaas AU - Ronchi, Elettra ED - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development TI - OECD health policy studies: achieving better value for money in health care SN - 9789264074200 PY - 2009/// CY - Paris PB - OECD N1 - Monograph; 163p. : ill. ; 23cm N2 - <p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Rising public health care spending remains a problem in virtually all OECD and EU member countries. As a consequence, there is growing interest in policies that will ease this pressure through improved health system performance. This report examines selected policies that may help countries better achieve the goal of improved health system efficiency and thus better value for money. Drawing on multinational data sets and case studies, it examines a range of policy instruments. These include: the role of competition in health markets; the scope for improving care coordination; better pharmaceutical pricing policies; greater quality control supported by stronger information and communication technology in health care; and increased cost sharing.</span></p> ER -