Health Care Reform in France — The Birth of State-Led Managed Care
- 25 November 2004
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 351 (22) , 2259-2262
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmp048210
Abstract
The World Health Organization recently ranked the French health care system the best in the world.1 Although the methods and data on which this assessment was based have been criticized, there are good grounds for being impressed by the French system. Yet in August 2004, with the national health insurance (NHI) system facing a severe financial crisis, France enacted Minister of Health Philippe Douste-Blazy's reform plan. Like previous efforts at health care reform, this one seeks to preserve a system of comprehensive benefits, which is supported by the major stakeholders.(Figure)French policymakers typically view their NHI system as . . .Keywords
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