France tries to save its ailing national health insurance system

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 231-245

  Sorum, Paul Clay ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

France; Health care financing; Health care systems; Health insurance; Health reforms; Physicians' unions

Indexed keywords

CENTRALIZATION; DECISION MAKING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FRANCE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LAW; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; TAX;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 21044437213     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jphp.3200033     Document Type: Review

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