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Bending the Cost Curve in Health Care: Canada´s Provinces in International Perspective
Gregory Marchildon
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Description for Bending the Cost Curve in Health Care: Canada´s Provinces in International Perspective
Paperback. Through Canadian and international perspectives, Bending the Cost Curve in Health Care explores the management of growing health costs in an extraordinarily complex arena. Editor(s): Marchildon, Gregory P.; Di Matteo, Livio. Series: The Johnson-Shoyama Series on Public Policy. Num Pages: 520 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 700.
Through Canadian and international perspectives, Bending the Cost Curve in Health Care explores the management of growing health costs in an extraordinarily complex arena. The book moves beyond previous debates, agreeing that while efficiencies and better value for money may yet be found, more fundamental reforms to the management and delivery of health services are essential prerequisites to bending the cost curve in the long run. While there is considerable controversy over direction and details of change, there also remains the challenge of getting agreement on the values or principles that would guide the reshaping of the policies, the structures, ... Read more
Through Canadian and international perspectives, Bending the Cost Curve in Health Care explores the management of growing health costs in an extraordinarily complex arena. The book moves beyond previous debates, agreeing that while efficiencies and better value for money may yet be found, more fundamental reforms to the management and delivery of health services are essential prerequisites to bending the cost curve in the long run. While there is considerable controversy over direction and details of change, there also remains the challenge of getting agreement on the values or principles that would guide the reshaping of the policies, the structures, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
The Johnson-Shoyama Series on Public Policy
Condition
New
Number of Pages
479
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442609754
SKU
V9781442609754
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About Gregory Marchildon
Gregory P. Marchildon is Ontario Research Chair in Health Policy and System Design at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto. Livio Di Matteo is Professor of Economics at Lakehead University. His articles have appeared in many academic international health journals, including the Journal of Health Economics, Health Policy, European Journal of Health Economics, ... Read more
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