Why the United States should adopt a single-payer system of health care finance

Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 145-160

  DeGrazia, David ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UNITED STATES;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

CANADA; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; INTERNATIONALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE, UNITED STATES; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SINGLE-PAYER SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030159856     PISSN: 10546863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/ken.1996.0011     Document Type: Article

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