Understanding health systems and welfare / Bent Greve (Professor in Social Science, Department of Social Sciences and Business, University of Roskilde, Denmark).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greve, Bent, author.

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Understanding series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social medicine.

Welfare state.

Medical care--Political aspects.

Medical care.

Medical policy.

Medical care--Technological innovation.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (154 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024.

Summary:

"Understanding Health Systems and Welfare explores the ways in which we understand health care systems and recommends how individuals, health care providers and society as a whole can best use the resources within the systems for maximum benefit. In this enlightening book, Bent Greve examines health care systems from a multitude of perspectives, considering factors such as demographic changes, the steering of health care systems, the value of preventative measures and the challenges and opportunities presented by technological developments. Greve discusses ways in which societies can ensure equitable access to treatment for all generations, income-bands and levels of education. The book recognises that each welfare state manages a different framework, financial model and structural organisation, and encourages individuals and health care providers to better understand the resources available in order to maximise the system's potential and ensure an overall improvement in wellbeing. This book is an informative read for students, academics and researchers working in welfare sociology, health sociology, social policy, health policy and sustainable development. Accessible and engaging, it will also be of interest to professionals and policymakers working in the health care and welfare sectors"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Preface

1. Why health and health care is an important topic

2. Demographic change and its implications

3. Structure, steering and development of health care systems

4. The bermuda triangle: Providers, consumers and funders of health care

5. Prevention - a way forward?

6. Quality of health care

7. Do providers deliver what they promise?

8. Inequality in health and health care

9. The economic steering of the health care system

10. Technology and new treatments - challenges or opportunities for health care?

11. Concluding remarks: Understanding health systems and welfare

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781035327119 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.