Essays about: "health care reform"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 33 essays containing the words health care reform.

1. 21. Neoliberal Health Reforms in Latin America: The Public Private Model in Uruguay

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Zarah Backlund; [2012]
   Keywords : Public Private Partnerships; Equity; Health care reforms; Uruguay; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : For the last decades Latin America has been the target for several neoliberal health system reforms. Public Private Partnership models in health care provision are increasingly advocated on both national and global scales. READ MORE

3. 22. Litigating Federalism and Broccoli - Constitutional Challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Max Carlin Nilsson; [2011]
   Keywords : Constitutional law; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a major health insurance overhaul, was signed into law on March 23, 2010. The Act has been challenged on federalism grounds in a number of cases to date. READ MORE

4. 23. The new payment mechanism. And its effects on the management control systems of health care centers

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Arvid Andersson; Zhen Yu Huang; [2010-09-06]
   Keywords : Payment mechanism; health care; hospital managerial accounting;

   Abstract : Background and problem discussion: The cost of health care in Sweden has increased and is projected to continue doing so, while at the same time the financial resources are limited. As studies show that different management control systems (MCS) can decrease the cost within the health care sector, it is interesting to see how MCS can solve the financial problem that has arisen. READ MORE

5. 24. Privatisation of Health Care in Transitional China : A Study of Private Clinics at the County Level

   University essay from Hälsa och samhälle

   Author : Jiong Tu; [2010]
   Keywords : Privatisation; Health Care; Private Clinic; Public Private Mix; China;

   Abstract : The thesis examines the privatisation of China's health care since the 1980s, focusingon the privatisation of primary health care at the county level. The research choosesprivate clinics as research objects, includes a brief historical description of privatehealth care evolution and the existing health care system in China; based on theempirical data collected in the field work, it provides a current picture of private clinicand its privatisation process in a Chinese city, discusses the problems in privatemedical practice and challenges private clinic faces, and the influence of privatisationon health sector performance. READ MORE

6. 25.  Analysis on Opportunities and Challenges of Chinese Medical Device Industry under New Health Care Reform :  Reference of Sweden, USA and UK

   University essay from Fakulteten för ekonomi, kommunikation och IT

   Author : Xiaotong Wu; Zhe Luo; [2010]
   Keywords : Health Care System Reform; Medical Device Industry; Opportunities and Challenges; China; Sweden; USA; UK;

   Abstract : Purpose and Execution –The purpose of this paper is to seek feasible suggestions and recommendations to the Chinese medical device industry under the new current market situation—Chinese health care system reform. In order to achieve this aim, we will start with introducing the background of current status of related issues. READ MORE