How does private finance affect public health care systems? Marshaling the evidence from OECD nations

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 359-396

  Tuohy, Carolyn Hughes ^a   Flood, Colleen M ^a   Stabile, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; INCOME; NETHERLANDS; NEW ZEALAND; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT; POLICY; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SOCIAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

COST SHARING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 1242279303     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-29-3-359     Document Type: Review

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