- Additional Authors
- Description
- 64 p.; 21 x 29.7cm.
- Summary
- This paper assesses the performance of the United States health system in an international context and discusses potential directions for reform. The US health system is unique among OECD countries in its heavy reliance on the private sector for both financing and delivery of health care. The public sector plays a not-insignificant role, providing coverage for the elderly, disabled and poor, and spending as much on health as a share of GDP as is spent in total by many OECD countries. The system is considered highly flexible, capable of evolving quickly to address the changing preferences of consumers and the incentives put in place by the requirements of payers and government regulation. It is also characterised by excellent access by the insured population to the latest advances in medical technology. However, 14 per cent of Americans lack insurance coverage, and the decentralised, multi-payer approach to financing and regulation provides relatively few levers to control ...
- Series Statement
- OECD Economics Department Working Papers, 1815-1973 ; no.350
- Uniform Title
- OECD Economics Department Working Papers, no.350.
- Subject
- LCCN
- 10.1787/768340075526
- OCLC
- oecd-lib-004981
- Author
Docteur, Elizabeth.
- Title
The US Health System [electronic resource]: An Assessment and Prospective Directions for Reform / Elizabeth Docteur, Hannes Suppanz and Jaejoon Woo
- Imprint
Paris : OECD Publishing, 2003.
- Series
OECD Economics Department Working Papers, 1815-1973 ; no.350
OECD Economics Department Working Papers, 1815-1973 ; no.350.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
Economics
United States
- Added Author
Suppanz, Hannes.
Woo, Jaejoon.
- Other Standard Identifier
10.1787/768340075526 doi