Getting Health Reform Right: A Guide to Improving Performance and Equity

This book meets a critical need felt by analysts, researchers, and officials struggling with health-sector reform around the world. The authors synthesize diverse analytical methods and international experience to provide practical guidance on how to improve the performance of health-care delivery systems. Drawing on economic analysis, political strategy, managerial considerations, and ethical concerns, the text guides the reader through a step-by-step process for defining problems, diagnosing causes, devising solutions, and assuring adoption and implementation. With a focus on the health-care system as a means to an end-and improving the well-being of a nation's population-the book helps the reader develop effective strategies tailored to each nation's individual situation. Particular attention is paid to issues of equity and the difficulties confronted by disadvantaged populations.