Health Care Reform in South Africa: Comparisons with the United States
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Development Southern Africa
ISSN
0376-835X
Volume
13
Issue
5
DOI
10.1080/03768359608439930
First Page
759
Last Page
769
Publication Date
1-1-1996
Abstract
This article compares the health care systems of the United States and South Africa in an effort to judge the relevance of policy. Both countries have relatively poor measures of health status for their levels of economic development and both have large and advanced private sectors. These similarities are associated with rapidly rising costs and large, underserved populations. It is also important to recognise the significant differences between the United States and South Africa, and especially the fact that South Africa is less developed and has fewer resources. This article provides a descriptive comparison of the health systems of the two countries, emphasising the role of managed care in the private sector. South Africa's large private sector is poised to absorb management technology pioneered in the United States.
Recommended Citation
Hilsenrath, P. E.,
&
Meyer, M.
(1996).
Health Care Reform in South Africa: Comparisons with the United States.
Development Southern Africa, 13(5), 759–769.
DOI: 10.1080/03768359608439930
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/esob-facarticles/70
