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Going private : why people pay for their health care / Michael Calnan, Sarah Cant, and Jonathan Gabe.

Title: Going private : why people pay for their health care / Michael Calnan, Sarah Cant, and Jonathan Gabe.
Author: Calnan, Michael.

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Request for On-site Use Request Scan How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?	Text	Use in library	RA395.G6 C35 1993	Off-site

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x, 113 p.; 22 cm.

Summary

. Written in a clear accessible style, Going Private will appeal to health researchers and policymakers alike.
Drawing on empirical evidence from a unique study carried out in the affluent South East of England, the authors address a number of neglected questions such as when and why do subscribers make use of their subscriptions, and what do they think of private health care compared to the care received from the NHS?
Private Health insurance is currently at its highest level in Britain since the introduction of the National Health Service. Approximately one in seven of the population has some form of health cover. It is often claimed that the growth in private health insurance is due to the 'underfunding' of the NHS. This important book sheds new light on this controversial issue and examines the reasons why people take out private health insurance when the National Health Service is available.
Using in-depth interviews with those who hold private health policies and those who do not, the authors go on to examine the claim that private health insurance automatically leads to a greater 'choice' of health care. The book concludes with a chapter on the resulting sociological and policy implications particularly in the light of recent NHS reforms. As privatization remains high on the health policy agenda, this book makes a timely contribution to the on-going debate.

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State of health series

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92040057

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Columbia University Libraries