Harnessing health care markets for the public interest: insights for U.S. health reform from the German and Dutch multipayer systems

Harnessing health care markets for the public interest: insights for U.S. health reform from the German and Dutch multipayer systems

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Contributor(s):
Schoen, Cathy.
Helms, David, Ph. D
Folsom, Amanda.
AcademyHealth.
Commonwealth Fund.
Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, [2009]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Health Care Reform -- organization & administration
Health Policy
Models, Organizational
Benchmarking -- organization & administration
Health Expenditures -- statistics & numerical data
Information Systems -- organization & administration
Insurance Pools -- legislation & jurisprudence
Managed Competition -- organization & administration
Private Sector
Public Sector
Quality Assurance, Health Care -- organization & administration
Universal Coverage -- organization & administration
Humans
Germany
Netherlands
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
As the United States moves toward health reform, it can glean important insights from other countries. Germany and the Netherlands, in particular, offer rich examples of approaches that could be applied to U.S. institutions. Both provide universal coverage within health systems that rely on competing insurance plans and largely private delivery systems. Both have used similar strategies to address issues and concerns, including insurance boards and exchanges to handle risk, set standards, and facilitate meaningful choice; all-payer payment mechanisms that ensure coherence and prevent undue use of market power; and information systems that inform payment and provide benchmarks to improve overall system performance. Using analysis from experts, as well as visits to both countries to study the systems, this report examines the system oversight and governance mechanisms in both countries to bring insights to the U.S. health reform debate.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101539957 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101539957