The ECONOMICS of HEALTH REFORMS

Edited by Dr. John N. Yfantopoulos

ISBN: 960-88672-0-7, 875 pages, Hardback
First published in 2004 by ATINER

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Table of Contents

	List of Contributors	10
1	The Economics of Health Reforms: An Introduction J.N. Yfantopoulos	15
Part 1: Health Economics and Politics
2	Freedom and Health: Democracy is Good for Health J. Safaei	43
Part 2: Health Policy
3	Is There Hold-up of Health Care Reforms in Europe? R. Osterkamp	63
4	Liabilities of the French State-as-an-Employer: Evaluation as of 1 January 2004 Following the 2003 Pension Reform E. Picket	85
5	Long Term Care Reform in Estonia: Plans and Reality – Financing, Managemenet and Quality of Services J. Kõre and S. Kree	109
6	“Good Fences Make Good Neighbours”: Healthcare in Ontario Enters the Age of Accountability F. Markel	123
7	The Efficiency of Pubblic Primary Care Providers and the Need to Reform the Health Care System in Slovenia M. Tajnikar and P. Došenovič	129
8	Health Sector Reforms in Bangladesh: How does it Work? S.A. Rahman and M.H.Md. Iftekhar	151
9	Decentralization of Health Care in the Republic of Croatia – A Critical View Α. Dzakula, L. Voncina and O. Brborovic	175
10	The Effects of WTO on the Health Sector in Developing Countries M. Ener and E. Demircan	189
11	The Polish Results of a Health Economics Study Performed in Accordance with the Requirements of one of the American Schools of Public Health M. Bryla, W. Stelmach and I. Maniecka-Bryla	199
12	Standardized Mortality Ratios and Allocation of Health Care Resources: Turkey Case Y. Akbulut, M. Tatar and A. Demir	209
13	Users’ Perceptions of Health Care Reforms: Quality of Care, Patients’ Rights and Satisfaction with Health Insurance System in Four Regions in the Russian Federation M. Fotaki	227
Part 3: Health Inequalities
14	Economic and Health Impacts of Narrower Health Inequalities in Australia A. Walker	263
Part 4: Demand for Health and Health Services
15	The Demand for Health: Differences Between the Native Dutch and Immigrants in the Netherlands J.R. Cornelisse-Vermaat and H.M. van den Brink	283
16	Analysis of the Demand for Private Health Insurance in Spain J.A. Ordaz Sanz, F.M. Guerrero Casas and C. Murillo Fort	309
17	Further Inquiry into the Effect of Managed Care on the Utilization and Cost of Medical among Patients Diagnosed with Asthma and Diabetes M. Samnaliev and S. Brandt	325
18	An Overview of Generic Entry and Price Competition in the Prescription Drug Market T.L. Regan	341
19	Pre and Postnatal Determinants of Child Health T. Hindman Persson	355
Part 5: Supply for Health Services
20	Comparison of the European Physicians’ Market Power J. Akremi and J. Lievaut	381
Part 6: Hospital Economics
21	Economies of Scale and Scope in Turkish Hospitals Z. Caliskan	393
22	Child Survival in China: Convergence versus Government Subsidies in General Hospitals C. Ma	409
23	Nonurgent Use of Emergency Department: A Case Study in Turkey S. Tekingunduz and A.E. Esatoglu	425
24	Prioritisation Scoring Systems for Surgical Waiting Lists A. Testi and E. Tanfani	443
25	Inefficiency in Health Care: A Measurement by Potentially Avoidable Readmission C. Milcent	465
26	The Impact of DRG Payment System on Italian Hospitals G.P. Barbetta, G. Turati and A.M. Zago	487
27	Relationship between Funding Mechanism and Service Effectiveness of Hospital J. Rój	507
28	Relative Efficiency of Hospitals in Ukraine: A Malmquist-Index Approach A. Pilyavsky and M. Staat	519
Part 7: Values in Health and Health Care
29	Pregnant Mother’s Valuation of Own and of Child Care S.A. Nastis and T.D. Crocker	533
30	Values in Healthcare: Is a Values-Based Approach Practical? N. Ragbir-Day	553
Part 8: Economic Evaluation
31	The Biggest Bang for the Buck or Bigger Bucks for the Bang: The Fallacy of the Cost-Effectiveness Threshold S. Birch and A. Gafni	577
32	An Efficient Alternative Care Scenario for Long Term Care Based on the Principles of Social Sustainability and Quality of Life in Spain J. Garcés, F. Ródenas, V. Sanjosé and S. Carretero	591
33	The Cost-Effectiveness of Individual Remediation against the Effects of Radon Gas in Domestic Properties T.Coskeran, A. Denman, P. Phillips and R. Tornberg	611
34	A Cost Analysis of Telemedicine: Empirical Evidence from 8 Arizona sites A. de la Torre, C. Hernandez-Rodriguez and L. Garcia	633
35	The Cost of Waiting Lucy M. Kok and Peter J. Hop	651
36	Determining Benefit Packages in Health Care: A Comparative Perspective H. Rothgang, S. Gress, D. Niebuhr and J. Wasem	661
37	Economic Implications of Learning Disabilities in Great Britain: Cost of Care and Cost Effectiveness of Treatment R. Romeo	683
Part 9: Health Econometrics
38	A Panel Data Approach for Income-Health Causality E. Erdil and H. Yetkiner	701
39	Public Policies and the Demand for Carbonated Soft Drinks G.W. Gustavsen	725
40	The Role of the Extended Family in Coping with Cost of Illeness in Rural China Y. Jiang, J. von Braun and A. Asfaw	741
41	Trapping Equilibria in the Public Healthcare Sector in Turkey: A Model and Policy Resolutions A. Kara and S. Zaim	759
Part 10: Economics of Addiction
42	Estimating the Prevalence of Drug Abusers in Denmark E. Hammerby	779
43	The Price of Beer and Lager and Violence-Related Injury in England and Wales: A Fixed Effects Model K. Matthews, D. Peel, J. Shepherd and V. Sivarajasingham	791
Part 11: Health Care Management
44	Emerging Trends in Hospital Organizational Structure: An International Perspective J.D. Zajac and F. Lega	809
45	Revisiting the Theme of Winners and Losers: The Implications for Professional Roles and Occupational Identities in a Changing NHS Y. Leverment	831
Part 12: Social Marketing and Quality of Life
46	The Use of Sosial Marketing Interventions for Improving Life Quality in Chronic Patients M. Uydaci and A. Yildirim	843
47	Managed Care and Traditional Insurance: A Comparison of Care Quality D. Simonet	855