Getting Health Reform Right: A Guide to Improving Performance and Equity

This Book Attempts To Meet A Critical Need Felt By Analysts, Researchers, And Officials Struggling With Health-sector Reform Around The World. The Authors Synthesize Diverse Analytical Methods And International Experience To Provide Practical Guidance On How To Improve The Performance Of Health-care Delivery Systems. With A Focus On The Health-care System As A Means To An End--intended To Improve The Well-being Of A Nation's Population--the Books Helps The Reader Develop Effective Strategies Tailored To Each Nation's Individual Situation. Health System Analysis -- The Health-reform Cycle -- Judging Health-sector Performance: Ethical Theory -- Political Analysis And Strategies -- Goals For Evaluating Health Systems -- Assessing Health-system Performance -- From Diagnosis To Health-sector Reform -- The Control Knobs -- Financing -- Payment -- Organization -- Regulation -- Behavior. Marc J. Roberts ... [et Al]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.