Financing vaccines in the 21st century
Subtitle: assuring access and availability
By: Committee on the Evaluation of Vaccine Purchase Financing in the United States, Board on Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
Contributors: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Evaluation of Vaccine Purchase Financing in the United States
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 247
Subjects: Vaccination -- United States -- Planning; Vaccines -- Economic aspects -- United States; Vaccination -- Economic aspects -- United States; Vaccination -- Government policy -- United States
Other titles: Financing vaccines in the twenty-first century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-220)
Table of contents: title: INTRODUCTION; title: Background; title: Conceptual framework for the study; title: Study process; title: Summing up; title: Organization of the report; title: ORIGINS AND RATIONALE OF IMMUNIZATION POLICY; title: Legislative history of vaccine policy; title: Shared federal and state responsibility for financing; title: Shared public and private responsibility for coverage; title: Public and private delivery systems; title: Private vaccine production; title: The setting national of vaccine policy; title: Findings; title: PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSURANCE COVERAGE; title: Public insurance coverage; title: Private insurance coverage; title: Barriers to a well-functioning immunization finance system; title: Findings; title: THE DELIVERY SYSTEM; title: Delivery of adult and childhood vaccines; title: The work of immunizing; title: Provider reimbursement; title: Barriers to a well-functioning immunization delivery system; title: Findings; title: VACCINE SUPPLY; title: Size and growth of the vaccine market; title: Vaccine production; title: Cost structure; title: Research and development; title: Industry concentration; title: Regulation; title: Pricing; title: Shortages; title: Stockpiles; title: CDC contracting; title: Barriers to a well-functioning vaccine supply system; title: Findings; title: CONCLUSIONS AND ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES; title: Conclusions; title: Alternative strategies; title: Weighing the alternatives; title: RECOMMENDATIONS; title: Final observations