Inventory of the Conference on National Health Policy proceedings
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Title: Conference on National Health Policy proceedings
Date (inclusive): 1980
Collection Number: 85042
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
7 sound cassettes
(0.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Sound recordings of addresses and discussion relating to national health insurance in various countries and health policy
issues in the United States, especially the respective roles of government and the private sector. Use copies of all sound
recordings in this collection are available for immediate access.
Creator:
Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace
Creator:
Conference on National Health Policy (Location of meeting: Hoover Institution. Date of meeting or treaty signing: 1980.)
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1985.
[Identification of item], Conference on National Health Policy proceedings, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution
Library & Archives.
Proceedings published as
National Health Policy: What Role for Government? (Stanford, 1982).
Scope and Content of Collection
Sound recordings from the first of an annual public policy conference dealing with health issues facing the nation. This inaugural
conference features presentations and discussions relating to national health insurance in various countries, and health policy
issues in the United States, especially the respective roles of government and the private sector. Use copies of all sound
recordings in this collection are available for immediate access.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Audiotapes
Public health -- United States
Health insurance
cassette cabinet
Sound recordings of Conference on National Health Policy proceedings 1980 March 28
Physical Description: 7.0 sound_cassettes
Use copy reference number: 85042_a_0003669
Matt Lindsay begins the proceedings by describing Britain's National Health Service, arguing that when a health sector is
nationalized, resource use is affected in predictable ways. Uwe Reinhardt takes on the German health insurance system by framing
it behind the uniquely European principle of solidarity and the ethical principle of maximum tolerable suffering. John Pierce
ends the discussion by comparing and contrasting Australia's system with other systems, charting its evolution through the
years. Rita Ricardo-Campbell, Michael Zubkoff, and Stewart Spencer respond.
After looking at the worldwide experience, the speakers turn their focus towards U.S. policy. Lu Ann Aday talks about her
paper, "Health Care in the US: Equitable for Whom?" and Harold Luft responds. Stan Jones then presents on labor's new approach
to national health care that attempts to reconcile social welfare goals through private insurance, regulation, and market
incentives. Larry Simon ends by talking about his tax credit for catastrophic insurance proposal; Charles Phelps and two other
discussants respond. The proceedings end by looking at alternatives to more government. Clark Havighurst talks about the awakening
of interest in competition as a way to reign in costs, and Patricia Munch Danzon analyzes reimbursement policies and re-evaluates
fee structures. Richard Egdahl, Diana Dutton, and one other discussant respond. Caspar Weinberger closes the conference with
a discussion of solutions aimed at stemming rising health care costs.