The general agreement on trade in services: implications for health policymakers.
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Belsky, L; Lie, R; Mattoo, A; Emanuel, EJ; Sreenivasan, G
Published in: Health affairs (Project Hope)
May 2004
The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), created under the auspices of the World Trade Organization, aims to regulate measures affecting international trade in services-including health services such as health insurance, hospital services, telemedicine, and acquisition of medical treatment abroad. The agreement has been the subject of great controversy, for it may affect the freedom with which countries can change the shape of their domestic health care systems. We explain the rationale behind the agreement and discuss its scope. We also address the major controversies surrounding the GATS and their implications for the U.S. health care system.
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Health affairs (Project Hope)
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1544-5208
ISSN
0278-2715
Publication Date
May 2004
Volume
23
Issue
3
Start / End Page
137 / 145
Related Subject Headings
- Policy Making
- International Cooperation
- Humans
- Health Services
- Health Policy & Services
- Health Policy
- 4407 Policy and administration
- 4203 Health services and systems
- 1402 Applied Economics
- 1117 Public Health and Health Services
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Belsky, L., Lie, R., Mattoo, A., Emanuel, E. J., & Sreenivasan, G. (2004). The general agreement on trade in services: implications for health policymakers. Health Affairs (Project Hope), 23(3), 137–145. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.23.3.137
Belsky, Leah, Reidar Lie, Aaditya Mattoo, Ezekiel J. Emanuel, and Gopal Sreenivasan. “The general agreement on trade in services: implications for health policymakers.” Health Affairs (Project Hope) 23, no. 3 (May 2004): 137–45. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.23.3.137.
Belsky L, Lie R, Mattoo A, Emanuel EJ, Sreenivasan G. The general agreement on trade in services: implications for health policymakers. Health affairs (Project Hope). 2004 May;23(3):137–45.
Belsky, Leah, et al. “The general agreement on trade in services: implications for health policymakers.” Health Affairs (Project Hope), vol. 23, no. 3, May 2004, pp. 137–45. Epmc, doi:10.1377/hlthaff.23.3.137.
Belsky L, Lie R, Mattoo A, Emanuel EJ, Sreenivasan G. The general agreement on trade in services: implications for health policymakers. Health affairs (Project Hope). 2004 May;23(3):137–145.
Published In
Health affairs (Project Hope)
DOI
EISSN
1544-5208
ISSN
0278-2715
Publication Date
May 2004
Volume
23
Issue
3
Start / End Page
137 / 145
Related Subject Headings
- Policy Making
- International Cooperation
- Humans
- Health Services
- Health Policy & Services
- Health Policy
- 4407 Policy and administration
- 4203 Health services and systems
- 1402 Applied Economics
- 1117 Public Health and Health Services