Health Care in World Cities: New York, Paris, and London

Contents

contents Preface vii Acknowledgments xi 1. A New Approach to Comparing Health Systems 1 2. Comparable Cities within Contrasting Health Systems 21 3. Overall Performance of the Health System: Avoidable Mortality 56 4. Access to Primary Care: Avoidable Hospital Conditions 74 5. Access to Specialty Care: The Treatment of Heart Disease 93 6. Conclusions 115 Appendix: Data and Methods 129 References 153 Index 175 This page intentionally left blank ...