Publications
Publications
- February 2010 (Revised March 2012)
- HBS Case Collection
U.S. Healthcare Reform: International Perspectives
By: Arthur A. Daemmrich and Elia Cameron
Abstract
The national economic implications of rising healthcare costs were poorly understood, even as the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom instituted reforms in early 2010. Presenting opportunities for cross-national policy learning, this case describes the political economy of healthcare reform. In late March 2010, a major healthcare reform act was signed into law in the United States, expanding coverage and regulating insurers. However, it was not clear that expanding coverage would resolve a longstanding dilemma of rising costs for insurance and care. As the Department of Health and Human Services implemented the new law, it drew on lessons from Germany, which had implemented changes to regulated but competitive insurance and provider markets, and the United Kingdom, which had introduced market-style initiatives while keeping insurance and delivery under the National Health Service.
Keywords
Macroeconomics; Insurance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Health Care and Treatment; Laws and Statutes; Business and Government Relations; Health Industry; Public Administration Industry; Germany; United Kingdom; United States
Citation
Daemmrich, Arthur A., and Elia Cameron. "U.S. Healthcare Reform: International Perspectives." Harvard Business School Case 710-040, February 2010. (Revised March 2012.)