| Description |
xxxi, 171 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-162) and index. |
| Contents |
Tables -- Introduction -- The research question -- Explanations from the literature -- The research method -- The book -- ch. 1. What can this approach tell us? -- ch. 2. Canada -- Historical influences and legacies -- Canadian health care reform initiatives -- Theoretical explanations and Canadian health policy -- ch. 3. Australia -- Historical influences and legacies -- Australian health care reform initiatives -- Theoretical explanations and Australian health policy -- ch. 4. The United States -- Historical influences and legacies -- Division, delay, and private entrenchment -- U.S. health care reform initiatives -- Theoretical explanations and U.S. health policy -- ch. 5. A second, systematic approach -- The theoretical implications of the three national studies -- A systematic comparative historical method -- The qualitative comparative analysis -- Results -- ch. 6. Conclusions -- Theoretical conclusions from the traditional study -- What the systematic study adds -- So what? -- Limitations to the study -- Directions for future research -- Appendix A : The selection of cases -- Appendix B : Typology of health policy outcomes -- Appendix C : The choice of causal factors -- Appendix D : The final sixteen factors and "constants" -- Appendix E : A short introduction to qualitative comparative analysis -- Appendix F : Tables used in the qualitative comparative analysis -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Subject |
Medical policy -- United States.
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Right to health -- United States.
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Medical care, Cost of -- Government policy -- United States.
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Health insurance -- United States.
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Health Policy -- United States. |
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Health Care Costs -- United States. |
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Health Services Accessibility -- United States. |
| ISBN |
0791468372 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9780791468371 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
NLM 101257633 |
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YDXCP 2425392 |
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IG# 0791468372 |
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NZ1 10480340 |
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NLC 20080030580 |
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AU@ 000028566553 |
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