| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 44 pages) : illustrations |
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Occasional paper ; OP-212-CAPP |
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Occasional paper (Rand Corporation) ; OP-212-CAPP.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- A brief history of the health systems in China and India -- Overall performance in achieving ultimate ends -- Intermediate outcomes: access, quality, and efficiency -- Policy levers of health systems in China and India -- Policy implications |
| Summary |
The world's two most populous countries, China and India, are undergoing dramatic demographic, societal, and economic transformations. However, the health status of residents of China and India still lags behind relative to other populations, and the health gains in each country have been uneven across subpopulations. Although they have achieved substantial advances in life expectancy and disease prevention since the middle of the 20th century, the Chinese and Indian health systems provide little protection against financial risk, and patient satisfaction is a lower priority than it should be. This paper compares the health systems of China and India to determine what approaches to improving health in these two countries do and do not work. In particular, the authors compare the health systems in China and India along three dimensions: policy levers, intermediate outcomes, and ultimate ends. The authors conclude that both countries must (1) restructure health care financing to reduce the burden of out-of-pocket medical care costs on individual patients; (2) increase access to care, especially in rural areas; (3) reduce dependence on fee-for-service contracts that promote overutilization of medical care; (4) build capacity for addressing and monitoring emerging diseases; and (5) match hospital capabilities with local needs |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 39-44) |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
| In |
Books at JSTOR: Open Access JSTOR |
| Subject |
Medical care -- China
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Medical care -- India
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Medical policy -- China
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Medical policy -- India
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Medical care.
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Cross-cultural studies.
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Medical policy.
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Patient satisfaction.
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Delivery of Health Care
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Cross-Cultural Comparison
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Health Policy
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Patient Satisfaction
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Quality of Health Care
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Patient Care
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Health Care Issues.
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MEDICAL -- Public Health.
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MEDICAL -- Health Policy.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Health Care Delivery.
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Patient satisfaction
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Cross-cultural studies
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Medical care
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Medical policy
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| SUBJECT |
China https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002681 |
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India https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007194 |
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China
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India
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Sood, Neeraj.
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Rand Corporation.
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| LC no. |
2008021840 |
| ISBN |
9780833045379 |
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0833045377 |
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1282033182 |
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9781282033184 |
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