The health care dilemma : a comparison of health care systems in three European countries and the US / [edited by] Elizabeth G. Armstrong ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Armstrong, Elizabeth G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical care--Europe.

Medical care.

Medical care--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (464 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In an age of spiraling costs, it is no surprise that health care policy and health care systems are now among the most hotly debated and controversial topics in many countries of the world today. The issue is literally one of life-and-death, and affects millions across the globe as they struggle to answer the question of who pays for their health care. This book explores the health care systems of Denmark, Germany, and Sweden, and compares them with the system in the United States through 30 first-hand case reports by advanced medical students taking part in an international exchange program.

Contents:

pt. 1. Denmark : socially minded welfare policies and universal health care

pt. 2. Germany : solidarity and cradle to grave health care

pt. 3. Sweden : liberal political climate and comprehensive health care

pt. 4. The United States health care system.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613148452

9781283148450

1283148455

9789814313988

981431398X

OCLC:

733048550