Learning and mislearning across borders: What can we (not) learn from the 2006 health care reform in the Netherlands? Commentary on Rosenau and Lako

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1057-1071

  Okma, Kieke G H ^a,b,c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; NETHERLANDS; NOTE; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE REFORM; LEARNING; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 57449115908     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-2008-036     Document Type: Note

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