Edited by Wolf Sauter, Full Professor of Law, Markets and Behavior, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Coordinating Specialist Enforcement Official, Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM), Jos Boertjens and Johan van Manen, Dutch Healthcare Authority (NZa) and Misja Mikkers, Tilburg University, Department of Economics and Tilburg Law and Economics Center (TILEC) and Dutch Healthcare Authority (NZa), the Netherlands

'How we pay for our healthcare systems is nothing short of a test of our success as communities and nations: healthcare preserves and promotes human dignity. The balance between rising demands and costs, access for all, and efficiency and quality is pursued in different ways. Studies like this - even though comparable data is scarce - help us see possible better ways forward. The editors have assembled an impressive team, and their comparative research design yields rich insights.'--Tamara Hervey, University of Sheffield, UK'Due to aging populations and technological advancements, countries are facing the challenge of improving healthcare quality, while maintaining access and containing cost. Focusing on the hospital sector, this book discusses how a variety of 11 countries try to meet this challenge. Specific attention is paid to the role of the regulatory framework, market structure, rationing and reimbursement methods. Although no best practice emerges, this book may be very useful for policymakers and anyone else interested in cross-country comparison.'--Frederik T. Schut, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands

• Contents:Introduction: healthcare financing – an international comparison of models and outcomes Jos Boertjens, Johan van Manen, Misja Mikkers and Wolf SauterPART I THEMATIC CHAPTERS1. Explaining America’s spendthrift healthcare system: the enduring effects of public regulation on private competition William M. Sage2. Effective access to healthcare services abroad under the EU Directive on Cross-Border Patients’ Rights Jarleth M. Burke3. A legal perspective on tax-based versus insurance-based healthcare systems: comparing England and the Netherlands Jos Boertjens and Mary Guy4. A theoretical model of the determinants of waiting lists: an application to the Spanish national health system Ana Rodríguez-Álvarez and Maria J. Perez-Villadoniga5. Financial incentives to change the healthcare landscape: a case study Josine Janus6. Population-based financing: the future of healthcare? Peter Bogetoft, Misja Mikkers and Victoria ShestalovaPART II COUNTRY REPORTS7. Country report: Austria Julia Bobek, Lena Lepuschütz and Florian Bachner8. Country report: Belgium Filip Dewallens and Julie Vermeulen9. Country report: Czech Republic – hospital financing in the Czech Republic Silvie Jerabkova10. Country report: Colombia – approach to healthcare financing in Colombia and its impact on quality, affordability and competitionCatalina Góngora Torres11. Country report: England Tuomas Haanperä12. Country report: FranceIsabelle Durand-Zaleski and Johan van Manen13. Country report: GermanyKatherine Polin, Wilm Quentin, Victor Stephani and Alexander Geissler14. Country report: Ireland John Lombard and Gerald O’Nolan15. Country report: the Netherlands Johan van Manen16. Country report: Norway Karl Harald Søvig and Harald Platou17. Country report: South Africa Alex van den HeeverIndex

Edited by Wolf Sauter, Full Professor of Law, Markets and Behavior, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Coordinating Specialist Enforcement Official, Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM), Jos Boertjens and Johan van Manen, Dutch Healthcare Authority (NZa) and Misja Mikkers, Tilburg University, Department of Economics and Tilburg Law and Economics Center (TILEC) and Dutch Healthcare Authority (NZa), the Netherlands

'How we pay for our healthcare systems is nothing short of a test of our success as communities and nations: healthcare preserves and promotes human dignity. The balance between rising demands and costs, access for all, and efficiency and quality is pursued in different ways. Studies like this - even though comparable data is scarce - help us see possible better ways forward. The editors have assembled an impressive team, and their comparative research design yields rich insights.'--Tamara Hervey, University of Sheffield, UK'Due to aging populations and technological advancements, countries are facing the challenge of improving healthcare quality, while maintaining access and containing cost. Focusing on the hospital sector, this book discusses how a variety of 11 countries try to meet this challenge. Specific attention is paid to the role of the regulatory framework, market structure, rationing and reimbursement methods. Although no best practice emerges, this book may be very useful for policymakers and anyone else interested in cross-country comparison.'--Frederik T. Schut, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands

• Contents:Introduction: healthcare financing – an international comparison of models and outcomes Jos Boertjens, Johan van Manen, Misja Mikkers and Wolf SauterPART I THEMATIC CHAPTERS1. Explaining America’s spendthrift healthcare system: the enduring effects of public regulation on private competition William M. Sage2. Effective access to healthcare services abroad under the EU Directive on Cross-Border Patients’ Rights Jarleth M. Burke3. A legal perspective on tax-based versus insurance-based healthcare systems: comparing England and the Netherlands Jos Boertjens and Mary Guy4. A theoretical model of the determinants of waiting lists: an application to the Spanish national health system Ana Rodríguez-Álvarez and Maria J. Perez-Villadoniga5. Financial incentives to change the healthcare landscape: a case study Josine Janus6. Population-based financing: the future of healthcare? Peter Bogetoft, Misja Mikkers and Victoria ShestalovaPART II COUNTRY REPORTS7. Country report: Austria Julia Bobek, Lena Lepuschütz and Florian Bachner8. Country report: Belgium Filip Dewallens and Julie Vermeulen9. Country report: Czech Republic – hospital financing in the Czech Republic Silvie Jerabkova10. Country report: Colombia – approach to healthcare financing in Colombia and its impact on quality, affordability and competitionCatalina Góngora Torres11. Country report: England Tuomas Haanperä12. Country report: FranceIsabelle Durand-Zaleski and Johan van Manen13. Country report: GermanyKatherine Polin, Wilm Quentin, Victor Stephani and Alexander Geissler14. Country report: Ireland John Lombard and Gerald O’Nolan15. Country report: the Netherlands Johan van Manen16. Country report: Norway Karl Harald Søvig and Harald Platou17. Country report: South Africa Alex van den HeeverIndex