[International comparison of health care systems. Overview of state of research].
The article provides an overview on the state of research with regard to a comparative analysis of health care systems. The focus is on the financing, provision, and regulation of health care systems. Finally, some concepts are discussed which aim at the development of a typology of health care systems. It is demonstrated that existing models (for instance, a Beveridge versus a Bismarck type of system or a National Health Service type versus a Social Insurance type) are not sufficient to capture the accelerating change of health care systems in a systematic way. The development of a health care system typology, based on concepts which are discussed in this article, is a promising objective of future research.
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Mannheimer Zentrum für Europäische Sozialforschung (MZES), Universität Mannheim, Germany.
D005061:Europe, Eastern; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006291:Health Policy; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*