附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-144) and index.
TABLES, FIGURES, BOXES; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1. HEALTH SERVICE POLICY AND EFFICIENCY; 2. HEALTH RESOURCES PLANNING; 3. ECONOMIC INCENTIVES FOR PROVIDERS; 4. ECONOMIC INCENTIVES FOR USERS; 5. DEFINING BENEFIT PACKAGES; 6. INFORMING PROVIDERS; 7. MANAGED CARE; 8. SUMMARY OF POLICY TOOLS; 9. TOWARDS A POLICY TOOLKIT; 10. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLICY AND RESEARCH; ANNEX: PRINCIPLES FOR TOOL DEVELOPMENT; REFERENCE LIST; INDEX.
摘要:Health care should be provided efficiently, given the potential gains for patients and the population and the high cost of some kinds of care. Emphasizing the most cost-effective services can in principle attain the greatest health gains. Policies are implemented through tools available to policy makers, particularly those in government who can influence not only public expenditure and service delivery but also how private insurers and providers allocate resources among diseases and individuals. Example's of tools that nudge a health system toward greater value for money, while respecting fair.
