Trade in health services in the ASEAN region

被引：30

作者：

Arunanondchai, Jutamas

Fink, Carsten

机构：

[1] World Bank Inst, World Bank Geneva Off, Geneva, Switzerland

[2] Fiscal Policy Res Inst Fdn, Bangkok, Thailand

来源：

HEALTH PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL | 2006年 / 21卷

关键词：

healthcare services; international trade; ASEAN economic integration; labor mobility;

D O I：

10.1093/heapro/dal052

中图分类号：

R19 [保健组织与事业（卫生事业管理）];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Promoting quality health services to large population segments is a key ingredient to human and economic development. At its core, healthcare policymaking involves complex trade-offs between promoting equitable and affordable access to a basic set of health services, creating incentives for efficiencies in the healthcare system and managing constraints in government budgets. International trade in health services influences these trade-offs. It presents opportunities for cost savings and access to better quality care, but it also raises challenges in promoting equitable and affordable access. This paper offers a discussion of trade policy in health services for the ASEAN region. It reviews the existing patterns of trade and identifies policy measures that could further harness the benefits from trade in health services and address potential pitfalls that deeper integration may bring about.

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页码：59 / 66

页数：8