This book considers the use of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the delivery of physical assets, infrastructure and technologies and related clinical services, in the health sector. The PPP model represents the most complex form of contracting transaction yet to have emerged in the health...

Die Sondierungsgespräche zwischen der Union und der SPD haben die Diskussion über eine Reform der Krankenversicherung wieder auf die Tagesordnung gesetzt. Eine »Bürgerversicherung«, mit der die Trennung von privaten und gesetzlichen Krankenkassen aufgehoben würde, wird es nicht geben. Aber...

"Millions of people in the United States live with serious illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and dementia--often for many years. Those facing serious illness have a range of interconnected...

In developed countries, both universal and optional parts of healthcare exist. This article shows the importance and fiscal position of universally available care and suggests where it can be extended by optional financing schemes such as prepaid health programmes. We use a comparative approach,...

From resources to beneficiaries : an introduction of an end-to-end resource tracking & management framework and its application for primary health care development in LMICs / Hong Wang, Dan Kress, Peter Berman -- Five decades of health resource tracking and beyond / Nirmala Ravishankar, Ravi...

Population Ageing and Financing Health and Long-term Care in Asia -- China : The Urban Health Insurance Reform -- Hong Kong : The Mandatory Health Insurance Reform Fiasco -- Japan : The Long-term Care Insurance Reform -- Singapore : A Compulsory Long-term Care Insurance Reform -- Taiwan : The...