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Features

Explaining Convergence and Common Trends in the Role of the State in OECD Healtcare Systemsr
Mirella Cacace, PhD candidate; Ralf Gotze, PhD candidate; Achim Schmid, PhD candidate; Professor Dr. Heinz Rothgang

Health Financing Reforms in Germany: The Relevance of Stakeholders
Percival Carerra and John F.P. Bridges, PhD

Global Health and the Problem of Governance
Richard Freeman, PhD

The Politics of Healthcare Reforms in U.S. Presidential Elections
Vincente Navarro, MD, PhD

Rethinking Vulnerable Populations in the United States: An Introduction to a General Model of Vulnerability
Leiyu Shi, Dr.PH, MPA, MBA; Gregory D. Stevens, PhD, MHS; Pegah Faed, MPH; Jenna Tsai, EdD

In Focus: Healthcare Reforms

The Healthcare Reformation: Lessons from Other Nations
Steven R. Eastaugh, ScD

Ethical Standards for Healthcare Journal Editors: A Case Report and Recommendations*
Donald W. Light, PhD and Rebecca N. Warburton, PhD

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International

Canadian Healthcare: Need and Utilization in an Almost-Universal System
Raisa Deber, PhD; Kenneth C.K. Lam, MA, MPA; Noralou Roos, PhD; Randy Walld, MSc, B Comm (Hons); Gregory
S. Finlayson; Leslie Roos, PhD

Policy Values and Policy Change in Different Healthcare Systems: A Comparative Analysis of the British
NHS and the U.S. Private Insurance System
Lorraine Frisina, PhD

Policy Coherence Between Trade and Health Through National Institutional Arrangements:
Studies of Colombia and Thailand
Matt hias Helble, MSc, MA, PhD; Emi ly A. Mok, MGA, MBE, MSt, PhD Candidate; Nusaraporn Dessomboon, BSc,
MSc, PhD

The Japanese Healthcare System: Its Success and Challenges for the Future
Naoki Ikegami, MD, MA, PhD

Healthcare Systems Reform: The Need for a New Policy Paradigm
Sam Okuonzi, MD

The Changing Influence of the Canadian Single-Payer Model in America’s National Healthcare Debate
David A. Rochefort , PhD and Kevin P. Donnelly

Quality and Safety in Healthcare in Europe: A Growing Challenge for Policymakers
Eileen Spencer, PhD and Professor Kieran Walshe

Healthcare and Multinational Corporations in the United States and Latin America
Rebeca Jasso-Aguilar, MA; Howard Waitzkin, MD. PhD; Angela Landwehr, MD, MPH

The World-Wide Wave of Market Reform in Medical Care
Andr ew Twadd le, PhD

Health Highlights

The Fall 2007 Edition of the Harvard Health Policy Review is now online!