The politics of health care reform: a comparative analysis of South Africa, Sweden and Canada

• Main Author: Usher, Kimberley Ann
• Other Authors: Adesina, Jimi O.
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Health care reform; Universal health care; Solidarity; Equality; Power resources; Political will; Civil society; Quality of government; Welfare state; National Health Insurance; 362.10968; Health care reform > South Africa; Primary health care > South Africa; Medical care > South Africa; Managed care plans (Medical care) > South Africa; Health services accessibility > South Africa; Medical policy > Political aspects > South Africa; Poor > Medical care > South Africa; Health care reform > Canada; Health care reform > Sweden
• Online Access: Usher, Kimberley (2015) The politics of health care reform: a comparative analysis of South Africa, Sweden and Canada, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20077>; http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20077

Text in English === South Africa is currently in the process health care reform as the Government has undertaken the task of providing universal health care to all South Africans through the implementation of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHI). This study took an in-depth look at the history and progression of the post-1994 South African health care policy, and applied the Power Resources Theory to the political economy of the current health care reform process in South Africa. Through a comparative study of the pivotal elements in the phases of health reform in Canada and Sweden this study drew lessons for the design and implementation of universal public health care provision in South Africa. This study found that a strong culture of care, strong political will, active civil society participation and a focus on equality as opposed to poverty in the creation of policy is essential to a successful implementation of universal health care. === Sociology === M.A. (Sociology)