Comparative Health Care Federalism

<p>Examining the changing nature of health care federalism within a competitive global context <em>Comparative Health Care Federalism</em> provides a rich and nuanced account of the way in which the interplay of federal relationships impact health care within an array of systems. The editors have gathered together some of the leading international health policy scholars to provide detailed accounts of the dynamics of federal health policy-making within their respective jurisdictions. Complementing the theoretical and methodological objectives this book provides a detailed empirical description of the challenges faced by different states and the ways in which health policy-making works within the federal quasi-federal and functional federal systems presented. In chapters on the United States Australia Canada Germany Spain Italy Austria the United Kingdom the EU India China Brazil and the Russian Federation the authors consider what variables contribute to and stand in the way of the formation of robust and sustainable health care systems.</p>