Why Some Countries Have National Health Insurance, Others Have National Health Services, and the United States Has Neither

Vicente Navarro

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Abstract

PREVALENT THEORETICAL POSITIONS TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS The “Popular Choice” Theories In the last two decades many articles have appeared in the health care literature that try to answer the question: why are there variations in the funding and organization of health services among countries with similar political traditions. A similar and related question addressed by many of these authors is why the United States is the only major western industrialized nation that does not have a comprehensive and universal government health program. These articles have enriched a growing body of literature that aims at understanding international differences and similarities in national health policies.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationWhy the United States Does Not Have a National Health Program
PublisherTaylor and Francis
Pages131-152
Number of pages22
ISBN (Electronic)9781351840675
ISBN (Print)0895031051, 9780415785600
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2019

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Psychology

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