Health systems, health, wealth and societal well-being : assessing the case for investing in health systems

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Title:

Health systems, health, wealth and societal well-being : assessing the case for investing in health systems

Author:

McKee, Martin.

ISBN:

9780335244300

Publication Information:

Maidenhead, Berkshire ; New York : Open University Press, 2012.

Physical Description:

xxi, 302 s. ; 23 cm.

Series:

European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies series

European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies series.

Contents:

1. Health systems, health, wealth and societal well-being: an introduction -- 2. Understanding health systems: scope, functions and objectives -- 3. Re-examining the cost pressures on health systems -- 4. Economic costs of ill health in the European Region -- 5. Saving lives? -- The contribution of health care to population health -- 6. The contribution of public health interventions: an economic perspective / Marc Suhrcke -- 7. Evidence for strategies to reduce socioeconomic inequalities in health in Europe -- 8. Being responsive to citizens' expectations: the role of health services in responsiveness and satisfaction -- 9. Assessing health reform trends in Europe -- 10. Performance measurement for health system improvement: experiences, challenges and prospects -- 11. Investing in health systems: drawing the lessons.

Subject Term:

National health services -- Appropriations and expenditures.

Medical care.

Medical care, Cost of.

Wealth -- Social aspects.

Well-being -- Social aspects.

Added Author:

McKee, Martin.

Figueras, Josep, 1959-

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Summary

How can we improve health, wealth and societal well-being by investing in health systems? How can we ensure that health systems are sustained in the future? How can we monitor, manage and improve performance so that health systems are as effective and efficient as possible? This book looks at health systems from a new perspective. By reviewing the complex relationship between health systems, health and wealth, it argues that health systems need not be, as is often believed, simply a drag on resources but rather can be part and parcel of improving health and achieving better economic growth.

Aiming to assist policy-makers as they assess the case for investing in health systems, Health Systems,Health, Wealth and Societal Well-being reviews the evidence on:

The contribution of health systems to better health and to economic growth The ways that investment in better health can save future health costs as well as boosting economic growth How we can create equitable, sustainable health systems fit for the 21st century