Comparing health policy agendas across eleven high income countries: Islands of difference in a sea of similarity

Health Policy

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-36

  Tenbensel, Tim ^a   Eagle, Samantha ^a   Ashton, Toni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Access equity; Efficiency cost containment; Health outcomes; Health policy agenda; Health services; Health system financing; Quality

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; AUSTRIA; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA BASE; DENMARK; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; FINLAND; FRANCE; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCOME; ISRAEL; NETHERLANDS; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; TAX; UNITED KINGDOM;

COST CONTROL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84861232595     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.04.011     Document Type: Review

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