Additional Material for Robert H. Blank and Viola Burau: Comparative Health Policy 3rd edition

 

Guide to Websites

In the light of the growing importance of the Internet for transferring health policy information, below is a selection of health-related websites for our coun¬tries and for key international health organizations. Where possible, we have included English language sites; otherwise an English option is often available. This list will be updated periodically on this site.

 

• Australia
• Germany
• Japan
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Singapore
• Sweden
• Taiwan
• United Kingdom
• United States
• International Organisations

 

Australia

• Bureau of Statistics: www.abs.gov.au
• Commonwealth Government: www.australia.gov.au
• Department of Health and Ageing: www.health.gov.au
• Department of Health, Australian Capital Territory: www.health.act.gov.au
• Health Communication Network: www.hcn.net.au
• Health Insurance Commission: www.hic.gov.au
• Institute of Health and Welfare: www.aihw.gov.au
• Public Health Association of Australia: www.phaa.net.au

Germany

• Expert Panel for the Evaluation of Developments in the Health System (Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der Entwicklung im Gesundheitswesen): www.svr-gesundheit.de/Startseite/Startseite.htm
• Federal Association of Insurance Funds
  (Spitzenverband Bund der Krankenkassen): www.gkv-spitzenverband.de/Home.gkvnet
• Federal Association of Insurance Fund Doctors
  (Kassenärztliche Bundesvereinigung): www.kbv.de
• Federal Association of Welfare Organizations
  (Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Freien Wohlfahrtspflege): www.bagfw.de
• Federal Centre for Health Education
  (Bundeszentrale für Gesundheitliche Aufklärung): www.bzga.de/?uid=e02ec89ebda9ff1178fb4d37c1a668c0&id=home
• Federal Chamber of Doctors
  (Bundesärztekammer): www.bundesaerztekammer.de/page.asp?his=4.3569
• Federal Joint Committee
  (Gemeinsamer Bundesausschuss): www.g-ba.de/institution/sys/english/
• Federal Ministry for Health
  (Bundesministerium für Gesundheit): www.bmgesundheit.de
• Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
  (Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales): www.bmas.bund.de
• German Hospital Association
  (Deutsche Krankenhaus Gesellschaft): www.dkgev.de
• Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care
  (Institut für Qualität und Wirtschaftlichkeit im Gesundheitswesen): www.iqwig.de/index.2.en.html

Japan

• Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare: www.mhlw.go.jp/english

The Netherlands

• Association of Dutch Municipalities
  (Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten): www.vng.nl/smartsite.dws?ch=,DEF&id=41361
• Association of Health Insurance Providers
  (Zorgverzekeraars Nederland): www.zn.nl
• Association of Municipal Health Services
  (Vereniging vor GGD’en): www.ggd.nl/ggdnl/statpagina/show_pagina.asp?dmod=statpagina&paginanr=101&style=1&headerparam=1017
• Central Agency for Health Care Tariffs
  (College Tarieven Gezondheidszorg): http://www.ctgzorg.nl/
• Health Insurance Board
  (College voor zorgverzekeringen): www.cvz.nl
• Ministry for Health, Welfare and Sport
  (Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport): www.minvws.nl/en/
• Statistics Netherlands
  (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek): www.cbs.nl/en-GB/menu/home/default.htm?Languageswitch=on
• Royal Dutch Medical Association
  (Koninklijke Nederlansche Maatschappij tot bevordering der Geneeskunst): http://knmg.artsennet.nl/

New Zealand

• Maori Health Policy: www.nzgg.org.nz/maori_health.cfm
• Ministry of Health: www.moh.govt.nz
• New Zealand Health Information System: www.nzhis.govt.nz
• New Zealand Health Network: www.nzhealth.net.nz
• New Zealand Health Technology Assessment: nzhta.chmeds.ac.nz

Singapore

• Health Sciences Authority: www.hsa.gov.sg
• Ministry of Health: www.moh.gov.sg
• National Centre for Policy Analysis: www.ncpa.org

Sweden

• Medical Responsibility Board
  (Hälso- och sjukvårdens ansvarsnåmnd): www.hsan.se/eng/start.asp
• Ministry for Health and Social Affairs
  (Socialdepartementet): www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/2061
• National Board of Health and Welfare
  (Socialstyrelsen): www.socialstyrelsen.se/
• National Institute for Public Health
  (Statens Folkhälsoinstitutet): www.fhi.se
• Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions
  (Sveriges Kommuner och Landsting): http://www.skl.se/startpage_en.asp?C=6390
• Swedish Medical Association
  (Sveriges läkarförbund): www.slf.se/templates/Page.aspx?id=2033

Taiwan

• Bureau of National Health Insurance: http://www.nhi.gov.tw/english/index.asp
• Department of Health: http://www.doh.gov.tw/EN2006/index_EN.aspx
• National Health Research Institutes: http://english.nhri.org.tw/

UK

• British Medical Association: www.bma.org.uk
• Care Quality Commission: www.cqc.org.uk
• Department of Health: www.doh.gov.uk
• General Medical Council: www.gmc-uk.org
• The King’s Fund: www.kingsfund.org.uk
• National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence: www.nice.org.uk
• NHS Confederation: www.nhsconfed.org
• Office of Public Sector Information: www.opsi.gov.uk

USA

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: www.ahcpr.gov
• American Hospital Association: www.aha.org
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention: www.cdc.gov
• Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services: www.medicare.gov
• Department of Health and Human Services: www.hhs.gov
• Department of Veterans Affairs: www.va.gov
• Health Resources and Services Administration: www.hrsa.gov
• Institute of Medicine: www.iom.edu
• National Center for Health Statistics: www.cdc.gov/nchs
• National Institutes of Health: www.nih.gov
• National Library of Medicine/National Institutes of Health: www.nlm.nih.gov

International organizations

• European Observatory on Health Care Systems and Policies: www.euro.who.int/observatory
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: www.oecd.org
• World Health Organization: www.who.org
• World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe: www.who.dk