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The Role Of Competition In Health Care: A Western European Perspective, Timothy Stoltzfus Jost, Diane Dawson, André Den Exter
The Role Of Competition In Health Care: A Western European Perspective, Timothy Stoltzfus Jost, Diane Dawson, André Den Exter
Timothy S. Jost
The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice 2004 report Improving Health Care: A Dose of Competition expresses a clear allegiance to competition as the organizing principle for health care. In Europe, by contrast, the key organizing principle of health care systems is solidarity. Solidarity means that all have access to health care based on medical needs, regardless of ability to pay. This is not to say that competition is not important in Europe, but competition must take place within the context of solidarity. This article critiques the report from a European perspective, describes the role of competition in Europe …
Medicare And The Joint Commission On Accreditation Of Healthcare Organizations: A Healthy Relationship?, Timothy Stoltzfus Jost
Medicare And The Joint Commission On Accreditation Of Healthcare Organizations: A Healthy Relationship?, Timothy Stoltzfus Jost
Timothy S. Jost
The economic and political forces driving the program in which health care institutions accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditations of Healthcare Organizations are deemed to meet Medicare conditions of participation are examined. The Joint Commission should be more rigorous in the application of its accreditation standards and more accountable to the public.
Comparative And International Health Law, Timothy Stoltzfus Jost
Comparative And International Health Law, Timothy Stoltzfus Jost
Timothy S. Jost
No abstract provided.
Global Health Care Financing Law: A Useful Concept?, Timothy Stoltzfus Jost
Global Health Care Financing Law: A Useful Concept?, Timothy Stoltzfus Jost
Timothy S. Jost
No abstract provided.
Health Law And Administrative Law: A Marriage Most Convenient, Timothy Stoltzfus Jost
Health Law And Administrative Law: A Marriage Most Convenient, Timothy Stoltzfus Jost
Timothy S. Jost
This symposium explores the complex relationship between health law and administrative law. It is based on the observation that these two fields of law are peculiarly intertwined. It attempts to understand why this is so, as well as whether it is necessary and whether it is desirable. Would we as a society, that is, be better off if health law were less permeated by administrative law? Even if we would be better off, is it indeed possible to extricate health law from administrative law? This essay begins by defining health law and administrative law. It then proceeds to describe the …