eAlert Fri, 01/02/2015 - 12:00 56178bb8-dfdf-43f5-939b-50f7dd3c4b4a

A new monthly series of "Perspective" articles focusing on selected health care systems from across the globe debuted in the January 1 issue of the <em>New England Journal of Medicine.</em> The series, a collaboration with The Commonwealth Fund, will shine a light on new, innovative, and potentially instructive health policies in place or under development in Europe, Asia, North and South America, Africa, and Australasia.<br /><br />
Leading off the series is "<a href="http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1411430?query=featured_home">… Public–Private Pendulum—Patient Choice and Equity in Sweden</a>," by Anders Arnell, Ph.D.
Each piece will be supplemented by brief case studies that follow two typical patients through the chosen country’s health care system, as well as a table providing standardized information on key system parameters.<br />
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Please join us on this journey to explore the wide world of policy and delivery system reforms designed to achieve better, more equitable health outcomes at an affordable price.

http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/newsletters/ealerts/2014/dec/new-series-in-njem Read the editorial