Business oriented EU human cell and tissue product legislation will adversely impact Member States’ health care systems

What is the perception of Turkish migrants in elderly care? The increasing number of elder migrants within the German and Austrian population is causing the challenge of including them in an adequate (culturally sensitive) way into the German/Austrian health care system. Here I introduce the perception of elder Turkish migrants within the predominant paradigm of intercultural opening of health care in Germany as well as within the concept of diversity management of health care in Vienna (Austria). The qualitative investigation follows a field research in different German and Austrian cities within the last four years and an analysis based on the Grounded Theory Methodology. The meaning of intercultural opening on the one hand, and diversity management on the other hand with respect to elderly care will be evaluated. Whereas the intercultural opening directly demands a reduction of barriers to access institutional elderly care the concept of diversity is hardly successful in the inclusion of migrants into elderly care assistance – concerning both, migrants as care-givers and migrants as care-receivers. Despite the similarities between the health care systems of Germany and Austria there are decisive differences in the perception and inclusion of migrants in elderly care that is largely based on an 'individual care' concept of the responsible institutions. Finally, this investigation demonstrates how elderly care in Germany and Austria prepares to encounter the demand of 'individual care' in a diverse society.

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Modernization, Globalization, Trends, and Convergence in Health Expenditure in Latin America and the Caribbean

Sociology of Development ◽

10.1525/sod.2015.1.2.321 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 321-346 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Shiri Noy ◽

Patricia A. McManus

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Latin America ◽

Health Care Systems ◽

Health Care Financing ◽

Health Spending ◽

Modernization Theory ◽

The Public ◽

National Differences ◽

Care Systems ◽

Public Private Mix

Are health care systems converging in developing nations? We use the case of health care financing in Latin America between 1995 and 2009 to assess the predictions of modernization theory, competing strands of globalization theory, and accounts of persistent cross-national differences. As predicted by modernization theory, we find convergence in overall health spending. The public share of health spending increased over this time period, with no convergence in the public-private mix. The findings indicate robust heterogeneity of national health care systems and suggest that globalization fosters human investment health policies rather than neoliberal, “race to the bottom” cutbacks in public health expenditures.

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Cultivating Serenity While Working in Broken Health Care Systems

Consultant ◽

10.25270/con.2020.05.00001 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 60 (5) ◽

Author(s):

Dean Gianakos

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Systems ◽

Care Systems

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