...H. Keith H. Brodie Copyright © 1985 by the Dept. of Health Administration, Duke University 1985 March 29, 1985 MEMORANDUM To: Editorial Board, Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law From: H. Keith H. Brodie, M.D., Chancellor, Duke University As...

...Martin P. J. Kratz Copyright © 1986 by Duke University Press 1986 Resources for Health Law Research 145 and Administration, both from the National Library of Medicine; Drug Information Full Text and International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, from the American Society of Hospital...

... through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is accompanied by raised expectations for such accountability. While state agencies often contract with universities on an ad hoc basis for specific policy projects, fourteen states have established formal state-university partnerships so that their...

...Roger J. Bulger Copyright © 1996 by Duke University Press 1996 Commentary From “Piety to Platitudes to Pork” to What? The Changing Politics of Health Workforce Policy: A View form University-Based Academic...

... group. It describes proposals which are currently under development to reduce uninsuredness and produce universal access and, in addition, presents an alternative plan for universal maternity care. Copyright © 1990 by Duke University Press 1990 References Alan Guttmacher Institute. 1987 . Blessed...

...Constance A. Nathanson The social movement has become institutionalized as a form of political action. The aim of this article is to evaluate the possibilities presented by this form as a strategy to bring about universal health insurance in the United States. I draw on the work of social movement...

... hospitals, explains the system's core characteristics: universal access, free choice, high quality, and a weak capacity for regulation. The dual architecture of this unique system leads to different reform strategies and outcomes in its two main parts. While the state has leverage in the hospital sector, it...

...Marie Gottschalk The umbrella of employment-based health benefits is growing increasingly threadbare. As a result, health benefits are once again a major arena of labor-management strife, and once again calls for universal health care by many labor leaders mask important differences between them...

...Michael Birnbaum; Elizabeth M. Patchias That Medicare is universal for seniors is widely accepted by leading analysts. But in the context of developing detailed policies that seek to cover as many people as possible, it is inaccurate to make Medicare eligibility sound so simple and inclusive. To...

...Leonard Robins Duke University Press 2008 Letter to the Editor Comment on Marie Gottschalk’s “Back to the Future? Health Benefits, Organized Labor, and Universal Health Care” Leonard Robins...

...Chris Ham Victor G. Rodwin, ed. Universal Health Insurance in France. How Sustainable? . Washington, DC: Health Office, Embassy of France, 2006. 219 pp. wagner.nyu.edu/health/universal.pdf. Duke University Press 2008 Victor G. Rodwin, editor. Universal Health Insurance in France. How...

...Mark A. Hall © 2011 by Duke University Press 2011 References Andrulis D. Gusmano M. . 2000 . Community Initiatives for the Uninsured: How Far Can Innovative Partnerships Take Us? New York : New York Academy of Medicine . Blewett L. A. Ziegenfuss J. Davern M. E...

...Maurizio Ferrera In 1978, a sweeping reform created the first national health service of continental Europe: Italy's Servizio Sanitario Nazionale. This new scheme was based on the principle of “full democratic universalism”: The state would provide free and equal benefits to every citizen and the...

... from societal and political pressures, this article argues that existing explanations are insufficient for explaining Thailand's universal health care policy. It points to the critical role played by a network of bureaucrats within the state who strategically mobilized resources in the bureaucracy...

...Mary A. Clark Abstract In Latin America, competing definitions of universal health care are found. Variants include traditional universalism, basic universalism, and minimal or residual universalism. These definitions are informed by European traditions, a renewed emphasis on equity among Latin...

...Ashley M. Fox; Michael R. Reich Abstract Universal health coverage has recently become a top item on the global health agenda pressed by multilateral and donor organizations, as disenchantment grows with vertical, disease-specific health programs. This increasing focus on universal health coverage...

...Samuel Y. Sessions; Philip R. Lee Government already pays for more than half of U.S. health care costs, and nearly all universal health insurance proposals assume continued government involvement through tax subsidies and other means. The question of what specific taxes could be used to finance...

...Pauline Vaillancourt Rosenau; Christiaan J. Lako The 2006 Enthoven-inspired Dutch health insurance reform, based on regulated competition with a mandate for individuals to purchase insurance, will interest U.S. policy makers who seek universal coverage. This ongoing experiment includes guaranteed...

... government in health policy. Unable to satisfy their competing interests within a policy framework that had universal access as a goal, traditionally powerful interest groups found themselves increasingly dependent on the state to broker a new agreement. While the many concessions made to these groups are...