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An Introduction To Health: Policy, Planning and Financing

Published 24 October 1994
Brian Abel‐Smith
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TL;DR

This book discusses the history of the organization and financing of services methods of health service planning planning the health work-force planning primary health planning pharmaceuticals planning hospitals, and controlling costs and securing user-friendly services.

Abstract

Part 1 The determinants of health: inequity in health lifestyle and health promotion planning health policy. Part 2 Planning health services: the history of the organization and financing of services methods of health service planning planning the health work-force planning primary health planning pharmaceuticals planning hospitals. Part 3 Health services financing: public health expenditure and the economic crisis private health expenditure compulsory health insurance. Part 4 Controlling costs and securing user-friendly services: methods of paying providers the efficient use of health resources facing up to the future.

Keywords

Economics, Econometrics and Finance