Health care issues in the United States and Japan
By: edited by David A. Wise and Naohiro Yashiro.
Contributors: Wise, David A.; Yashiro, Naohiro, 1946-
Series: NBER conference report
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
Subjects: Medical care -- Japan.; Medical care -- United States.
Description: In this book, chapters explore the structural characteristics of the health care systems in the United States and Japan, the economic incentives underlying the systems, and how they operate in practice.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.