Health policy : choice, equality and cost / David Reisman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reisman, David A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical policy.

Medical care, Cost of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (380 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, United Kingdom ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This lucid and comprehensive book explores the ways in which the State, the market and the citizen can collaborate to satisfy people's health care needs. It argues that health care is not a commodity like any other. It asks if its unique properties mean that there is a role for social regulation and political management. Apples and oranges can be left to the buyers and the sellers. Health care may require an input from the consensus, the experts, the insurers, the politicians and the bureaucrats as well. David Reisman makes a fresh contribution to the debate. He argues that the three policy is

Contents:

Front Matter; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Good health; 3. The invisible mind; 4. Inputs and outcomes; 5. The individual; 6. The practitioner; 7. The public; 8. The logic of insurance; 9. Insurance: private and public; 10. Equity and equality; 11. The right to health; 12. Inequality and health; 13. Narrowing the gap; 14. Equalising medical care; 15. The cost of care; 16. Cost containment; 17. State, market and cost; 18. Conclusion; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78536-521-5