Health Systems in East Asia : What Can Developing Countries Learn from Japan and the Asian Tigers?

Health Systems in East Asia : What Can Developing Countries Learn from Japan and the Asian Tigers?

The health systems of Japan and the Asian Tigers--Hong Kong (China), the Republic of Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan (China)--and the recent reforms to them provide many potentially valuable lessons to East Asia's developing countries. All five systems have managed to keep a check on health spendi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wagstaff, Adam
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ABILITY TO PAY
AMBULATORY CARE
CLINICAL LABORATORY
CLINICS
CONTRIBUTION RATES
COST CONTROL
DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE
DELIVERY SYSTEM
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
DOCTORS
DRUGS
EXPENDITURE CONTROL
EXPOSURE
FEE SCHEDULE
FEE-FOR-SERVICE
FINANCE OF HEALTH CARE
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
FINANCING OF HEALTH CARE
GENERAL PRACTICE
GENERAL PRACTITIONERS
HEALTH AFFAIRS
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE DELIVERY
HEALTH CARE FINANCE
HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT
HEALTH DATA
HEALTH EXPENDITURE
HEALTH EXPENDITURES
HEALTH FINANCE
HEALTH FINANCING
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS
HEALTH PROVIDERS
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH SPENDING
HEALTH SYSTEM
HEALTH SYSTEMS
HOSPITAL ADMISSION
HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
HOSPITAL BEDS
HOSPITAL CARE
HOSPITAL COSTS
HOSPITAL SECTOR
HOSPITAL SETTING
HOSPITALS
INCOME GROUPS
INFORMATION ASYMMETRY
INPATIENT CARE
INSURANCE COVERAGE
INSURERS
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
MEDICAL CARE
MEDICAL FEES
MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
MEDICAL SERVICES
MEDICINES
NATIONAL HEALTH
NATIONAL HEALTH EXPENDITURES
OUTPATIENT CARE
PATIENT
PATIENTS
PAYMENTS FOR HEALTH CARE
PHARMACISTS
PHYSICIANS
POCKET PAYMENTS
POLICY RESEARCH
PRIMARY CARE
PRIVATE INSURANCE
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTORS
PUBLIC HOSPITALS
PUBLIC INSURANCE
PUBLIC SECTOR
RISK OF COST
SOCIAL INSURANCE
SOCIAL INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS
SOCIAL INSURANCE SYSTEMS
VISITS
WORKERS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/12/6460304/health-systems-east-asia-can-developing-countries-learn-japan-asian-tigers
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8539

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/12/6460304/health-systems-east-asia-can-developing-countries-learn-japan-asian-tigers
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8539

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