Governments everywhere confront major challenges to their health care programs, but federal countries must respond through systems of multi-level governance. In Health Policy and Federalism the contributors analyse the resulting complexities in decision-making in five federations: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, and the United States. They highlight the impact of federal institutions and processes on key dimensions of health policy, including the balance between the public and private sectors, overall levels of health spending, the access of citizens to services, and the capacity of policy-makers to manage their systems effectively. Contributors include Keith Banting, Johan de Cock , David C. Colby , Stan Corbett, Linda Hancock , Antonia Maioni , and Dietman Wassener .
Language
English
Pages
260
Format
Paperback
Release
January 15, 2002
ISBN 13
9780889118591
Health Policy and Federalism: A Comparative Perspective (Volume 65) (Queen’s Policy Studies Series)
Governments everywhere confront major challenges to their health care programs, but federal countries must respond through systems of multi-level governance. In Health Policy and Federalism the contributors analyse the resulting complexities in decision-making in five federations: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, and the United States. They highlight the impact of federal institutions and processes on key dimensions of health policy, including the balance between the public and private sectors, overall levels of health spending, the access of citizens to services, and the capacity of policy-makers to manage their systems effectively. Contributors include Keith Banting, Johan de Cock , David C. Colby , Stan Corbett, Linda Hancock , Antonia Maioni , and Dietman Wassener .