mcdonough’s perspective on healthcare reform in the us provides a clear, coherent analysis of the mix of access and delivery reforms in the affordable care act (aca) aka obamacare. as noted by mcdonough, this major reform bill is designed to expand access for health coverage that includes both prevention and treatment benefits among uninsured americans. additionally, this legislation includes s...

This paper addresses the applicability and interoperation of standards and emerging technologies for the operation and management of ATM networks. The issue is tackled from a practical perspective based on experiences gained through the design, realisation and experimentation of a system developed by the ACTS AC208 REFORM project. Assuming an ATM-based network infrastructure offering a range of...

Taking China’s accession into WTO as a key point, this article attempts to investigate the manner in which two important market-oriented television policies have been made in China, namely ‘Separation of TV program Production and Broadcasting (STVPB)’ and ‘Broadcasting Consolidation and Reorganization (BCR)’. In addition, it also tries to examine how these market-oriented policies have been imp...

optimal level of regulation and regulatory reform seem to be an undisputed objective . however, in the context of financial regulation there are differences and disagreements over the optimal level of disclosure of information and capital adequacy standards. in this paper, instead of offering a substantive solution , we argue for a competitive process through which the optimal level of disclosu...

In order to meet the expectations to act as an expert in the health care profession, it is of utmost importance that pharmacy education creates knowledge and skills needed in today's working life. Thus, the planning of the curriculum should be based on relevant and up-to-date learning outcomes. In the University of Helsinki, a university wide curriculum reform called 'the Big Wheel' was launche...

OBJECTIVES In 2009, the Chinese government launched a national healthcare reform programme aiming to control healthcare expenditure and increase the quality of care. As part of this programme, a new drug pricing reform was initiated on 1 June 2015. The objective of this study was to describe the changing landscape of drug pricing policy in China and analyse the potential impact of the reform. ...