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British and American health policy: Recent lessons from one system to the other
Author(s) -
Paton Calum
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
the international journal of health planning and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1099-1751
pISSN - 0749-6753
DOI - 10.1002/hpm.4740010505
Subject(s) - convergence (economics) , incentive , context (archaeology) , health care , health policy , conceptual framework , healthcare system , political science , public economics , public administration , sociology , economics , economic growth , history , social science , law , microeconomics , archaeology
Arguably, US and British health‐care policies have shown some convergence in recent years, despite vast differences in the two health‐care systems. In part, this reflects the incentives common to all systems which must be mobilized to improve efficiency and effectiveness; in part, this reflects the (two‐way) trans‐Atlantic ‘trendiness’ of ideas. This article seeks to examine the main context of policy affecting the two health‐care systems, the means now used to achieve the systems' goals, and the validity of claims of convergence. The focus is conceptual, although a significant aim is to assess recent policies in a comparative framework.