Rationing health care in the welfare state: Three policies

Journal of Health and Social Policy

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-76

  Schmidt, Volker H ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Clients as rationing agents; Equitable basic care; Inescapability of health care rationing; Rationing models

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; POLICY STRATEGY; WELFARE PROVISION;

COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPLOYER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INCOME; MARKETING; MEDICAID; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN; POLITICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELFARE;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GERMANY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; SINGAPORE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 9944266191     PISSN: 08977186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J045v19n01_03     Document Type: Review

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