Comparative Health Care Federalism

Katherine Fierlbeck, Howard A. Palley

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN:
  9780367738204
• eBook ISBN:
  9781317163114
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Insurance
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Examining the changing nature of health care federalism within a competitive global context, Comparative Health Care Federalism provides a rich and nuanced account of the way in which the interplay of federal relationships impact health care within an array of systems. The editors have gathered together some of the leading international health policy scholars to provide detailed accounts of the dynamics of federal health policy-making within their respective jurisdictions. Complementing the theoretical and methodological objectives, this book provides a detailed, empirical description of the challenges faced by different states and the ways in which health policy-making works within the federal, quasi-federal, and functional federal systems presented. In chapters on the United States, Australia, Canada, Germany, Spain, Italy, Austria, the United Kingdom, the EU, India, China, Brazil, and the Russian Federation the authors consider what variables contribute to, and stand in the way of, the formation of robust and sustainable health care systems.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Notes on Contributors
• Chapter 1 Comparative Policy Analysis, Health Care, and Federal Systems
• Chapter 2 Austria
• Chapter 3 Germany
• Chapter 4 Spain
• Chapter 5 Italy
• Chapter 6 The United Kingdom
• Chapter 7 European Union
• Chapter 8 Canada
• Chapter 9 Australia
• Chapter 10 The United States
• Chapter 11 India
• Chapter 12 China
• Chapter 13 Brazil
• Chapter 14 The Russian Federation
• Chapter 15 Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Index