The Commonwealth Fund International Profiles of Health Care Systems, Year 9

The 2016 edition will update health system overviews for 17 countries: Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, England, France, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States. Led by the LSE project team, a panel of international experts will be convened to furnish comprehensive health system data for each country; detailed descriptions of system structures and operations; and assessments of recent reforms. The volume will also include cross-national comparative data on health system performance. The profiles are presented on the Fund website both in PDF form and in an interactive format that enables visitors to search easily across countries for specific health system features and policies.

This research will inform U.S. policy thinking by highlighting strategies that other nations have employed in pursuit of better health system performance. The target audience includes policymakers, health providers, researchers, journalists, and students in the U.S. and abroad.