Administrative costs in selected industrialized countries.
The costs of health administration are compared across several countries, accompanied by discussion of some of the variations in the definition of health administration. The influence of American health accounting on other countries is examined, and findings are presented regarding the relative costs of insurance-based and direct-delivery systems. Data are presented on health administrative spending providing gross as well as per capita measures.
Health Care Financing Administration, Baltimore, MD 21207.
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D000066:Accounting / Q000379:methods*; D003361:Cost Allocation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005060:Europe; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000191:economics*; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics; D017149:Private Sector / Q000191:economics; D017150:Public Sector / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States