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Health Care in World Cities: New York, Paris, and London
Michael K. Gusmano
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Hardback. In providing empirical comparisons of access to care in these three health systems, the authors refute inaccurate claims about health care outside of the United States. Num Pages: 176 pages, 3, 2 black & white line drawings, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 1KBB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
New York. London. Paris. Although these cities have similar sociodemographic characteristics, including income inequalities and ethnic diversity, they have vastly different health systems and services. This book compares the three and considers lessons that can be applied to current and future debates about urban health care. Highlighting the importance of a national policy for city health systems, the authors use well-established indicators and comparable data sources to shed light on urban health policy and practice. Their detailed comparison of the three city health systems and the national policy regimes in which they function provides information about access to health care ... Read more
New York. London. Paris. Although these cities have similar sociodemographic characteristics, including income inequalities and ethnic diversity, they have vastly different health systems and services. This book compares the three and considers lessons that can be applied to current and future debates about urban health care. Highlighting the importance of a national policy for city health systems, the authors use well-established indicators and comparable data sources to shed light on urban health policy and practice. Their detailed comparison of the three city health systems and the national policy regimes in which they function provides information about access to health care ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801894442
SKU
V9780801894442
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About Michael K. Gusmano
Michael K. Gusmano, Ph.D., is a research scholar at The Hastings Center. Victor G. Rodwin, Ph.D., M.P.H., is a professor of health policy and management at New York University. Daniel Weisz, M.D., M.P.A., is a research associate at the World Cities Project, International Longevity Center, of which Drs. Gusmano and Rodwin are codirectors.
Reviews for Health Care in World Cities: New York, Paris, and London
A very helpful volume for those concerned with health care policy and health care delivery systems. Choice 2010 In Health Care in World Cities, Michael Gusmano, Victor Rodwin, and Daniel Weisz have boldly undertaken an innovative level of comparative health systems analysis in this well-written, creative and rigorous book.
David Chinitz JAMA 2011
David Chinitz JAMA 2011