Financing vaccines in the 21st century : assuring access and availability

Financing vaccines in the 21st century : assuring access and availability / Committee on the Evaluation of Vaccine Purchase Financing in the United States, Board on Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Other author/creator	Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Evaluation of Vaccine Purchase Financing in the United States.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2004.
Description	xiii, 247 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subject(s)	Vaccination--United States --Planning. Vaccines--Economic aspects --United States. Vaccination--Economic aspects --United States. Vaccination--Government policy --United States. Mass Vaccination--economics --United States. Vaccines--Economics --United States.

Variant title	Financing vaccines in the twenty-first century
Contents	INTRODUCTION -- Background -- Conceptual framework for the study -- Study process -- Summing up -- Organization of the report -- ORIGINS AND RATIONALE OF IMMUNIZATION POLICY -- Legislative history of vaccine policy -- Shared federal and state responsibility for financing -- Shared public and private responsibility for coverage -- Public and private delivery systems -- Private vaccine production -- The setting national of vaccine policy -- Findings -- PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSURANCE COVERAGE -- Public insurance coverage -- Private insurance coverage -- Barriers to a well-functioning immunization finance system -- Findings -- THE DELIVERY SYSTEM -- Delivery of adult and childhood vaccines -- The work of immunizing -- Provider reimbursement -- Barriers to a well-functioning immunization delivery system -- Findings -- VACCINE SUPPLY -- Size and growth of the vaccine market -- Vaccine production -- Cost structure -- Research and development -- Industry concentration -- Regulation -- Pricing -- Shortages -- Stockpiles -- CDC contracting -- Barriers to a well-functioning vaccine supply system -- Findings -- CONCLUSIONS AND ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES -- Conclusions -- Alternative strategies -- Weighing the alternatives -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- Final observations.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-220).
LCCN	2003018817
ISBN	0309089794 (pbk.)
ISBN	0309526191 (PDF)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	RA638 .F54 2004	✔ Available	Place Hold