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Purchase for Profitwill be important for those studying public policy in any of the areas in which public-private partnerships are now being adopted. 
Medical policy | Public Health Administration | Economics, Medical | Medical care | Health Policy | Medical economics | Public-private sector cooperation | Canada | Public Health | Sociology | Health Sciences | Political Science | Public-private sector cooperation - Canada

Underlying America's robust private health care industry is an indispensible partner that has guided and supported it for over half a century: the government.... 
Medical care | Government | Political aspects | Health Care Sector | Health care reform | Public-Private Sector Partnerships

Health care reform

The East Asia and Pacific region is characterized by wide variations in sources of healthcarefinancing, pooling of funds, purchasing of care services, and the... 
Economics, Medical | Health Care Costs | economics | Delivery of Health Care | Medical economics | Medical care, Cost of | Population Dynamics | East Asia | PRIVATE SERVICES | LABOR MARKETS | PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURES | INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS | COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION | SERVICE DELIVERY | PHYSICIANS | PUBLIC PROVISION | MEDICAL INSURANCE | HEALTH SECTOR | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT | BURDEN OF DISEASE | ECONOMIC GROWTH | ACCESS TO SERVICES | PUBLIC PROVIDERS | LOW INCOME | OUTPATIENT SERVICES | PRIVATE SECTOR | HEALTH SYSTEMS | HUMAN RESOURCES | ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY | HEALTH WORKERS | ADULT LITERACY | HEALTH FINANCING REFORM | HEALTH SERVICES | HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM | HEALTH MAINTENANCE | INCOME COUNTRIES | RISK ADJUSTMENT | HEALTH ECONOMISTS | DISASTERS | MORTALITY | HEALTH CARE PROVISION | PATIENTS | HEALTH FOR ALL | TUBERCULOSIS | HOSPITALS | INFORMAL PAYMENTS | HEALTH RESOURCES | FERTILITY | PRIVATE SECTORS | SCREENING | HEALTH POLICY | MEDICAL ECONOMICS | SOCIOECONOMIC INEQUALITIES | AGING | HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION | FORMAL LABOR MARKET | HEALTH INSURANCE | MEDICAL CARE | CLINICS | INCENTIVE STRUCTURES | HEALTH EXPENDITURES | CAPITA HEALTH SPENDING | USER FEES | NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS | EQUITY IN ACCESS | HEALTH OUTCOMES | INDEXES | FINANCING HEALTH CARE | INFANT MORTALITY RATE | DEBT | PATIENT SATISFACTION | HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS | FAMILIES | QUALITY OF HEALTH | DISABILITY | FEE-FOR-SERVICE | INFANT | HEALTH ORGANIZATION | HEALTH SYSTEM | CATASTROPHIC EXPENDITURES | HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS | HOSPITAL | QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE | SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE | COMMUNICABLE DISEASES | HEALTH STATUS | RESOURCE ALLOCATION | UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY | POCKET PAYMENTS | DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE | DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH | HEALTH INSURANCE SYSTEM | INCOME GROUPS | URBANIZATION | SOCIAL INSURANCE | MEDICAL TREATMENT | EXTERNALITIES | RURAL POPULATION | NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE | DOCTORS | INCOME HOUSEHOLDS | WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION | INSURANCE SYSTEMS | HEALTH SERVICE | EARLY CHILD CARE | INTEGRATION | HEALTH CARE | HEALTH CARE ALLOCATION | ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS | DEMAND FOR HEALTH | INFORMAL SECTOR | OUTPATIENT CARE | PUBLIC HEALTH CARE | FERTILITY RATES | NATIONAL HEALTH | COSTS OF HEALTH CARE | GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT | HOSPITAL BEDS | INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS | LOW-INCOME COUNTRY | LEVEL OF HEALTH SPENDING | NURSES | PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS | PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE | EMPLOYMENT | HEALTH PROVIDERS | HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS | SHARE OF HEALTH SPENDING | WORKERS | PRIVATE CLINICS | PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES | DELIVERY SYSTEM | HEALTH CARE REFORM | DEMAND FOR HEALTH CARE | HEALTH WORKFORCE | MINISTRY OF HEALTH | DISSEMINATION | FINANCIAL SECTOR | NUTRITION | HEALTH CARE FINANCING | GENERAL PRACTICE | INSTITUTIONALIZATION | HEALTH CARE SYSTEM | PUBLIC HEALTH | HEALTH COVERAGE | MEDICAL PERSONNEL | PUBLIC SPENDING | INCOME | PHO | SMOKERS | SOCIAL INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS | PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION | PUBLIC HEALTH SPENDING | IMPACT EVALUATIONS | FINANCIAL RESOURCES | POPULATION TREND | COST-EFFECTIVENESS | SOCIAL INSURANCE SYSTEMS | FINANCIAL PROTECTION | MATERNAL MORTALITY | POPULATION TRENDS | MEDICAL BENEFIT | PROBABILITY | PROVISION OF CARE | HIV | PRIMARY CARE | LEGAL STATUS | MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS | PATIENT | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE | INPATIENT CARE | SAFETY NETS | FINANCING POLICIES | HEALTH NEEDS | PHYSICIAN | PUBLIC SECTOR | POPULATION DYNAMICS | PRIVATE HOSPITALS | LIFE EXPECTANCY | PRENATAL CARE | HEALTH FINANCING | PRIVATE CARE | LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES | GLOBAL BUDGETS | INSURERS | HEALTH CARE DELIVERY | CLEAN WATER | HEALTH EXPENDITURE PER CAPITA | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEXES | FINANCING OF HEALTH CARE | HEALTH FINANCING SYSTEM | DEPENDENCY RATIOS | IMMUNODEFICIENCY | INSURANCE FUNDS | HEALTH EXPENDITURE | SOCIAL SECURITY | COST STRUCTURE | DELIVERY SYSTEMS | INEQUITIES | PROVIDER PAYMENT | MULTIPLE PURCHASERS | CHILD MORTALITY | MEDICAL PROCEDURES | HEALTH INSURANCE FUND | HEALTH FACILITIES | HEALTH INSURANCE FUNDS | FINANCIAL RISK | MULTIPLE INSURERS | HMO | HEALTH CARE USE | INFANT MORTALITY | RISK ADJUSTERS | FINANCIAL BARRIERS | HEALTH CARE COSTS

Public-private partnerships are increasingly advocated to alleviate deficiencies in the public health system as well as to reduce economic stress on those who... 
Medical policy | Medical care | Poor | Medical economics | Public-private sector cooperation | Health & Development | Public Health Policy and Practice | India (studies of) | Public Policy | Asian Economics | Health & Society | Asian Politics | South Asian Studies | Development Economics | Political Economic Studies | Asian Studies | Economics and Development | Medical economics - India

This study aims mainly at understanding the performance of primary health care (PHC) providers in four Nigerian states and the variables driving this... 
statistics & numerical data | Primary health care | Quality of Health Care | Health Care Surveys | PHARMACY | COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION | VILLAGES | WASTE | HEALTH SECTOR | BASIC HEALTH CARE | MORBIDITY | SOCIAL MARKETING | ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT | ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE | INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES | EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC CARE | PUBLIC PROVIDERS | INJURIES | PRIVATE SECTOR | MEDICAL SUPPLIES | NUMBER OF WOMEN | HUMAN RESOURCES | REFERRAL SYSTEM | FEMALE | PREGNANCY | NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS | POLICY DIALOGUE | HEALTH WORKERS | HEALTH INFORMATION | NATIONAL STRATEGIES | HEALTH SERVICES | BASIC HEALTH SERVICES | MALARIA | URBAN AREAS | HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS | MICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTATION | MORTALITY | PATIENTS | HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY | TUBERCULOSIS | CENTER FOR HEALTH | HOSPITALS | NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM | DEVELOPING COUNTRIES | HEALTH CARE FACILITIES | TRANSPORTATION | LOCAL GOVERNMENTS | HEALTH INSURANCE | HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION | BANDAGES | CLINICS | DELIVERY OF HEALTH SERVICES | HEALTH PLANNING | CHILD HEALTH | OCCUPATION | COMMUNITY HEALTH | PRIMARY HEALTH CARE | HOUSEHOLDS | BUDGET PROCESS | HEALTH OUTCOMES | DISTRICTS | CONTRACEPTIVE USE | PREGNANCY RELATED CAUSES | LIVING STANDARDS | ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT | MEDICINES | DEBT | SKILLED PERSONNEL | FAMILIES | FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT | HEALTH INTERVENTIONS | INFANT | POLIO | INFECTIOUS DISEASES | QUALITY SERVICES | HEALTH ORGANIZATION | CONDOMS | HEALTH SYSTEM | EDUCATION ACTIVITIES | HEALTH POSTS | HOSPITAL | HEALTH MANPOWER | PRIMARY SCHOOL | COMMUNICABLE DISEASES | HEALTH STATUS | FEWER BIRTHS | STATE GOVERNMENTS | SELF-RELIANCE | INSURANCE | ILLNESS | RURAL AREAS | IMMUNIZATION | COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE | EXPENDITURES | PROGRESS | DOCTORS | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | CITIZEN | WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION | HEALTH SPECIALIST | HEALTH SERVICE | UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND | PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM | FAMILY PLANNING | INTEGRATION | SAFE WATER | SERVICES TO WOMEN | GOVERNMENT POLICIES | MARKET FAILURES | OUTPATIENT CARE | HEALTH COMMITTEES | FERTILITY RATES | HEALTH CARE SERVICES ORGANIZATION | DELIVERY CARE | GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT | CITIZENS | HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | PRACTITIONERS | FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES | INCOME DISTRIBUTION | CHILD HEALTH SERVICES | NURSES | REHABILITATION | PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT | EMPLOYMENT | ETHNIC GROUPS | MIDWIVES | VACCINES | HEALTH PROVIDERS | WORKERS | VACCINATIONS | HEALTH EDUCATION | DISPENSARIES | LAWS | BASIC SANITATION | DELIVERY SYSTEM | IMMUNIZATIONS | QUALITY OF SERVICES | MINISTRY OF HEALTH | DISSEMINATION | NUTRITION | USE OF RESOURCES | PUBLIC HEALTH | EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC SERVICES | HEALTH SYSTEM REFORM | MOBILE CLINICS | MEASLES | MEDICAL PERSONNEL | PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES | INCOME INEQUALITY | WASTE DISPOSAL | WORKING CONDITIONS | INCOME | HIGH FERTILITY RATE | HEALTH CARE CENTERS | HIV/AIDS | MATERNAL MORTALITY | SUBSISTENCE FARMING | OCCUPATIONS | ANTENATAL CARE | LEGAL STATUS | MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS | LEVEL OF EDUCATION | HEALTH CENTERS | DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES | LEPROSY | CHILD MORTALITY RATES | HEALTH PROBLEMS | DEATHS | MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH | HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL | HEALTH EXTENSION | HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEMES | ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE | DISPARITIES IN HEALTH | RURAL DEVELOPMENT | HEALTH CARE PROVIDER | INSURANCE SCHEMES | DISEASE CONTROL | PHARMACIES | PUBLIC SERVICES | COMMUNITIES | UNFPA | CHOICE OF PROVIDERS | HEALTH CARE DELIVERY | UNDER FIVE MORTALITY | PROVISION OF SERVICES | CHRONIC MALNUTRITION | CHILD HEALTH CARE | YOUTH | SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES | SERVICE PROVISION | SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS | IMMUNODEFICIENCY | HEALTH EXPENDITURE | CLINICAL SERVICES | HIGH FERTILITY | URBAN CENTERS | DISADVANTAGED GROUPS | HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT | ILLNESSES | CHILD MORTALITY | MINISTRIES OF HEALTH | HEALTH FACILITIES | PREGNANT WOMEN | GENDER | HOUSING | GOVERNMENT AGENCIES | PUBLIC EXPENDITURE | HEALTH SERVICE UTILIZATION | HEALTH CLINICS | POLICY MAKERS | MATERNAL DEATHS | ESSENTIAL DRUGS | PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES | HEALTH CARE COSTS | PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES

Financing, Government | Public Policy | Government policy | World health

Despite the existence of effective interventions, there are many developing countries which are not on track to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)... 
Private Sector | Contracting out | economics | Health Services | Contract Services | Public Sector | Medical care | Developing Countries | Performance contracts | organization & administration | Public-private sector cooperation | PUBLIC HEALTH CARE | TETANUS | COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION | HEALTH PROGRAMS | TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS | BEDS | PRACTITIONERS | CREATIVE WAYS | WASTE | HEALTH SECTOR | SOCIAL MARKETING | INFANTS | REHABILITATION | VACCINES | PERIPHERAL HEALTH FACILITIES | WORKERS | CONTRACTOR SELECTION | FAMILY WELFARE | SKILLED ATTENDANTS | FEMALE | NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS | HEALTH WORKERS | QUALITY OF SERVICES | EARLY CHILDHOOD | MINISTRY OF HEALTH | DISSEMINATION | HEALTH OFFICIALS | HEALTH SERVICES | MALARIA | NUTRITION | URBAN AREAS | HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS | INDIVIDUAL HEALTH | SERVICE PROVIDER | MORTALITY | PUBLIC HEALTH | PATIENTS | FOOD PREPARATION | HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY | MOBILE CLINICS | TUBERCULOSIS | CESAREAN SECTIONS | SEX | HOSPITALS | MEASLES | DEVELOPING COUNTRIES | SLUM AREAS | DESCRIPTION | INCOME | DRUGS | HEALTH MANAGEMENT | MORTALITY RATE | SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE | HEALTH CARE FACILITIES | INTERVENTION | COUNSELING | HEALTH CARE CENTERS | PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS | TRANSPORTATION | LOCAL GOVERNMENTS | PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS | HEALTH INSURANCE | INFORMATION SYSTEM | HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS | MEDICAL CARE | CLINICS | CHILD HEALTH | HIV | ANTENATAL CARE | HEALTH EXPENDITURES | MEASLES IMMUNIZATION | LEGAL STATUS | COMMUNITY HEALTH | PATIENT | PRIMARY HEALTH CARE | HEALTH CENTERS | HOUSEHOLDS | DISTRICTS | MIDWIFE | PUBLISHER | GOVERNMENT HEALTH WORKERS | HEALTH PROBLEMS | CAPACITY BUILDING | NURSE | CONTRACT MANAGEMENT | PATIENT SATISFACTION | HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS | LICENSES | SLUM | CESAREAN SECTION | REPRODUCTIVE AGE | PARTNERSHIP | PRENATAL CARE | REVIEWS | HEALTH CARE PROVIDER | LOW-INCOME SETTINGS | QUALITY SERVICES | DISEASE CONTROL | HEALTH ORGANIZATION | HEALTH SYSTEM | NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | TREATMENT SERVICES | COMMUNITIES | CONTRACEPTIVES | HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS | AMBULANCE | COOPERATIVES | PROVISION OF SERVICES | HOSPITAL | RISK GROUPS | SKILLED ATTENDANT | MODERN FAMILY | SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE | BEHAVIOR CHANGE | CONTRACTORS | SERVICE PROVISION | HEALTH STATUS | IMMUNODEFICIENCY | SOCIAL SECURITY | HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT | READERS | QUALITY ASSURANCE | INSURANCE | ILLNESS | RURAL AREAS | QUALITY OF CARE | MINISTRIES OF HEALTH | IMMUNIZATION | HEALTH FACILITIES | SKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANCE | PROGRESS | EPIDEMIC | TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS | GOVERNMENT AGENCIES | WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION | HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES | MODERN FAMILY PLANNING | BIRTH ATTENDANTS | DIPHTHERIA | PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES | FINANCIAL RISK | VACCINATION | SEX WORKERS | HEALTH SERVICE | PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM | FAMILY PLANNING | SERVICE PROVIDERS | PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES | FEE FOR SERVICE | SEX WORKER

Medical policy | Costs | Health care reform | Medical care | Planning | History | Forecasting

Organizations are being urged to experiment with new structures and processes. A ‘process perspective’ on organizing is emerging as a major challenge to... 
Administration | Service industries | Organizational change | Health care reform | National Health Service (Great Britain) | Health services administration | Reengineering (Management) | Management | Human services | public management | Private Sector | Public Sector | Organizational Forms | Organizations | Nhs | Business Process Reengineering | Process Perspective

With a special focus on strategic purchasing and contracting of services from nongovernmental providers, this title reviews ways to make public spending on... 
Medical care | Economic aspects | Poor | Finance | OUTPATIENT CARE | POVERTY LINES | HEALTH NEEDS | GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE | HOSPITAL CARE | PUBLIC SECTOR | POLICY IMPLICATIONS | SERVICE DELIVERY | BEDS | EXPENDITURE DATA | HEALTH SECTOR | INCOME NEUTRAL | MORBIDITY | DISCRIMINATION | FAMILIES | LONG TERM | PUBLIC RESOURCES | INCOME QUINTILES | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT | POPULATION GROUPS | RURAL SETTINGS | OUTPATIENT SERVICES | PRIVATE SECTOR | PUBLIC HOSPITALS | PUBLIC SERVICES | BUDGET ALLOCATIONS | HEALTH SYSTEM | HEALTH SYSTEMS | POVERTY LINE | PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES | HOSPITAL SERVICES | DATA COLLECTION | EQUALITY | RESIDENCES | HEALTH SERVICES | NUTRITION | URBAN AREAS | HEALTH STATUS | RESOURCE ALLOCATION | HEALTH SURVEY | MORTALITY | PUBLIC HEALTH | POOR HOUSEHOLDS | POOR CHILDREN | CITIES | HOSPITALS | URBAN POPULATIONS | RURAL AREAS | HOUSEHOLD SURVEY | DEVELOPING COUNTRIES | ANALYTICAL WORK | EXTERNALITIES | IMMUNIZATION | PUBLIC POLICIES | RURAL POPULATION | HEALTH FACILITIES | PRIVATE SECTORS | INCOME | URBAN POPULATION | GENDER | HEALTH CARE SERVICES | CURATIVE HEALTH CARE | POVERTY CATEGORY | EXERCISES | PRODUCTIVE ASSET | PUBLIC EXPENDITURE | COST RECOVERY | INCIDENCE ANALYSIS | HEALTH INSURANCE | HEALTH SERVICE | HOSPITALIZATION | CLINICS | POLICY MAKERS | POOR MEN | ANTENATAL CARE | COST -RECOVERY | HEALTH CARE | PRIMARY CARE | BENEFIT INCIDENCE | PRIMARY HEALTH CARE | HEALTH CENTERS | INPATIENT CARE | HEALTH OUTCOMES

A Guide to Competitive Vouchers in Health provides a broad outline of the problems health systems face, the rationale behind government intervention... 
Medical care | Finance | Medical care, Cost of | United States | CERVICAL CANCER | DONOR AGENCY | PRICE POLICIES | NATIONAL HEALTH | HEALTH AUTHORITIES | ADVERSE SELECTION | HEALTH CARE NEEDS | DRUG USERS | HEALTH SECTOR | PUBLIC RESOURCES | APPLICABLE LAW | CHILD HEALTH SERVICES | USER CHARGES | ACCESS TO SERVICES | AGENCY PROBLEMS | PRIVATE SECTOR | VACCINATIONS | HEALTH EDUCATION | HEALTH SYSTEMS | PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES | PREGNANCY | BENCHMARK | HEALTH SERVICES | PUBLIC | TRANSACTIONS COSTS | MORTALITY | PUBLIC HEALTH | PATIENTS | PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH | HOSPITALS | EDUCATION | INEFFICIENT PROVIDERS | HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDERS | HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDER | PUBLIC SERVICE | DRUGS | SCREENING | INTERVENTION | COST-EFFECTIVENESS | CAPITATION PAYMENTS | HEALTH INSURANCE MARKET | EFFECTIVENESS OF HEALTH CARE | HEALTH INSURANCE | MEDICAL CARE | CLINICS | DELIVERY OF HEALTH SERVICES | INCENTIVES FOR PROVIDERS | HEALTH EXPENDITURES | COMMUNITY CARE | PATIENT | COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT