Regulating incentives: the past and present role of the state in health care systems

被引:28
作者
Saltman, RB [1 ]
机构
[1] Emory Univ, Rollins Sch Publ Hlth, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA
关键词
the state; regulation; health sector; restructuring; contracting; markets;
D O I
10.1016/S0277-9536(01)00335-5
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
The desire of national policymakers to encourage entrepreneurial behavior in the health sector has generated not only a new structure of market-oriented incentives, but also a new regulatory role for the State. To ensure that entrepreneurial behavior will be directed toward achieving planned market objectives, the State must shift modalities from staid bureaucratic models of command-and-control to more sensitive and sophisticated systems of oversight and supervision. Available evidence suggests that this structural transformation is currently occurring in several Northern European countries. Successful implementation of that shift will require a new, intensive, and expensive strategy for human resources development, raising questions about the financial feasibility of this incentives-plus-regulation model for less-well-off CEE/CIS and developing countries. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:1677 / 1684
页数:8
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