4227.0 The World as a Global Village: Financing Health Care

Tuesday, November 6, 2007: 2:30 PM
Oral
One of the papers presented in this session will focus on single source financing which has started through the Health Insurance Institute that pools existing resources and finances community health centers. The session will also include presentation on the performance of the new Dutch health system.
Session Objectives: Participants should be able to: Recognize tools available for transforming under-funded and under-utilized public health structures into more efficient, performance-driven health centers. Assess the policy outcomes of a health system reform that was designed with the goal of controlling costs and preserving access
Moderator:
Polly Turner, DrPh, MPH

2:30 PM
Can “Regulated Competition” for Health Insurance Control Health Care Costs, Preserve Access, and Serve Society? The New Dutch Health System
Pauline Vaillancourt Rosenau, PhD and Christiaan J. Lako, dr
           
2:55 PM
Healthcare Expenditure in Spain: As Related to Factors of Economic Growth, Immigration, and Delinquency, (1997-2002)
José Aureliano Martin Segura, José Luis Navarro Espigares, PhD, Prof, Mgr, Elisa Hernandez Torres and Pedro González de la Flor, MD, PhD
           

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Health Administration
Endorsed by: Medical Care

CE Credits: CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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