The healthcare systems of the USA and Canada: Forever on divergent paths?

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 396-417

  Cacace, Mirella ^a   Schmid, Achim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Change; Convergence; Healthcare system; Public private mix; Regulation

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL SERVICES; HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SERVICE PROVISION; STATE ROLE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 47649084555     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2008.00611.x     Document Type: Article

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