With the recent announcement from the Chinese government that the country's healthcare system was going to undergo reform, Jiamei Dental Chairman Liu Jia wondered what that meant for his 15 year-old dental clinic business. Founded in 1993, Jiamei Dental Medical Management Group ("Jiamei") rode...

As increases in health care spending outpace economic growth, governments increasingly face tough choices. One significant cost driver is the influx of new technologies, particularly expensive drug therapies. In response, provincial governments are increasingly scrutinizing the costs and...

This article considers the human rights implications of government moves to introduce greater private for profit involvement in the Irish health care system. It is argued that such a policy development is likely to conflict the states international human rights obligations, in particular the...

The purpose of report is to review the situation of state ownership and its management. The guidelines for corporate governance of state-owned enterprises of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, 2015, are used as the basis for good practices. The review includes 178...

Many countries have national health systems that cover all or part of the population. An aging population and advances in medical technology are making health insurance increasingly expensive, and governments are left seeking cost-effective options. The Dutch government is reorganizing its...

So-called “public programs” in U.S. health care pervasively contract with private entities. The contracting does not merely involve the purchase of drugs, devices, information technology, insurance, and medical care. Rather, government agencies are increasingly outsourcing decisions about...