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Author(s): Mechanic D; Rochefort DA
Title: Comparative medical systems
Source: ANNUAL REVIEW OF SOCIOLOGY 22: 239-270
Date: 1996
Document Type: Journal : Review
DOI:
Language: English
Comment:
Address: NORTHEASTERN UNIV,DEPT POLIT SCI,BOSTON,MA 02115.
Reprint: Mechanic, D, RUTGERS STATE UNIV,INST HLTH HLTH CARE POLICY & AGING
RES,30 COLL AVE,NEW BRUNSWICK,NJ 08903. E-mail:
Author Keywords: comparative health systems; convergence hypothesis; demography; health
policy; health services; medical care; medical profession; mental
health care; public health
KeyWords Plus: UNIVERSAL HEALTH-INSURANCE; MENTAL-HEALTH; UNITED-STATES; PROMOTE
QUALITY; CARE SYSTEMS; SERVICES; POLICY; COMPETITION; NATIONS; 1990S
Abstract: National health systems throughout the world face a number of pressures in common related to demography, epidemiology, developments in science and technology, medical demand, and rising public expectations. These pressures are producing convergence in the objectives and activities of these systems in several key areas, including cost-containment, health promotion, expansion of access, primary health care, patient choice, and the linkage between health and social services. At the same time, it is also necessary to recognize the role of political and governmental processes, as well as clinical and professional variables, in shaping different societal responses to health care challenges.
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