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The organization of health care institutions is not one of stability, but of constant change. It varies over time and from country to country. This chapter explores the development of the hospital and primary care in the community through a range of examples. A case study of how care for the elderly is provided in China is developed. The chapter addresses debates around the price and cost of health services, evidence-based medicine, rationing debates and accountability, and concludes that the international trend of rationalizing our institutions of health care may lead to greater efficiency or a more equitable distribution of services; however, it may also give rise to debates around humanitarian ethics and our sense of moral justice.
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Dew, K., Scott, A., Kirkman, A. (2016). Institutions of Health Care. In: Social, Political and Cultural Dimensions of Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31508-9_6
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