Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. 1. Public intervention: objectives and criteria 1
6. 2. Pharmacare and its alternatives: insurance options 33
7. 3. Pharmacare and its alternatives: reshaping the delivery system 61
8. 4. Denticare and its alternatives: insurance options 108
9. 5. Denticare and its alternatives: reshaping the delivery system 136
10. 6. Under-use of auxiliaries in private practice: theoretical issues 171
11. 7. Summary and conclusions 214
12. Appendix A. Risk-Spreading And The Gains Or Losses From Insurance: A Graphical Analysis 235
13. Appendix B. Estimated cost of a deductible pharmacare program compared with Manitoba (1975) experience 242
14. Appendix C. Retail pharmacy: some current price data 245
15. Appendix D. Dental care utilization and dental health 262
16. Bibliography 265