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The relationship between political culture & the delivery of health care is discussed. Specifically, the importance of political culture in describing & explaining similarities & differences in health care policy & delivery systems between & within nations is examined. Certain components of political culture, eg, ideology, religion, & ethnicity, are identified & applied to specific national scenes. The limitations of the political culture approach, & the need to use it in conjunction with other closely related types of explanation of a structural, institutional, & functional nature, are noted. Modified AA.

THIS PAPER WILL DEMONSTRATE HOW THE POLITICAL CULTURE APPROACH CAN AID STUDENTS OF COMPARATIVE HEALTH CARE IN DESCRIBING AND EXPLAINING SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES IN HEALTH CARE POLICY AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS BETWEEN AND WITHIN NATIONS.

THE AUTHOR ATTEMPTS TO DEMONSTRATE THE VALUE OF THE POLITICAL CULTURE APPROACH IN DESCRIBING AND EXPLAINING SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES IN HEALTH CARE POLICY AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS BETWEEN AND WITHIN NATIONS. VARIOUS DIMENSIONS OF POLITICAL CULTURE ARE IDENTIFIED AND DISCUSSED AS THEY RELATE TO THE POLICY PROCESS IN NATIONS.

"The growth of medical malpractice liability costs has the potential to affect the delivery of health care in the U.S. along two dimensions. If growth in malpractice payments results in higher malpractice insurance premiums for physicians, these premiums may affect the size and composition of the physician workforce. The growth of potential losses from malpractice liability might also encourage physicians to practice 'defensive medicine.' We us rich ne data to examine the relationship between the growth of malpractice costs and the delivery of health care along both of these dimensions. We pose three questions. First, are increases in payments responsible for increases in medical malpractice premiums? Second, do increases in malpractice liability drive physicians to close their practices or not move to areas with high payments? Third, do increases in malpractice liability change the way medicine is practiced by increasing the use of certain procedures? First, we find that increases in malpractice payments made on behalf of physicians do not seem to be the driving force behind increases in premiums. Second, increases in malpractice costs (both premiums overall and the subcomponent factors) do not seem to affect the overall size of the physician workforce, although they may deter marginal entry, increase marginal exit, and reduce the rural physician workforce. Third, there is little evidence of increased use of many treatments in response to malpractice liability at the state level, although there may be some increase in screening procedures such as mammography"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site

Intro -- FrontMatter -- Reviewers -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Five Health Care Sector Activities to Better Integrate Social Care -- 3 A Workforce to Integrate Social Care into Health Care Delivery -- 4 Leveraging Data and Digital Tools -- 5 Financing Social Care -- 6 Implementing Awareness, Adjustment, and Assistance Strategies in Health Care Delivery Settings: Challenges and Potential Solutions -- 7 Recommendations -- Appendix: Social Need Screening Tools Comparison Table.