Swiss and Dutch " Consumer-driven health care" : Ideal model or reality?

Health Policy

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 105-112

  Okma, Kieke G H ^a   Crivelli, Luca ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUGANO   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Consumer driven health care; Health policy; Health politics; Health reform; International comparison; Netherlands; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

BUDGET; CONSUMER; CONSUMER DRIVEN HEALTH CARE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; NETHERLANDS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL INSURANCE; SWITZERLAND; THEORETICAL MODEL; VALIDITY;

HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MANAGED COMPETITION; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NETHERLANDS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84872352728     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.10.004     Document Type: Review

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