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January 2003, Vol 93, No. 1 | American Journal of Public Health 38-44
© 2003 American Public Health Association

INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES FORUM

Insights From Health Care in Germany

Christa Altenstetter, PhD

Christa Altenstetter is with the Graduate Center and Queens College, City University of New York, NY.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Christa Altenstetter, PhD, 365 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10016-4039 (e-mail: caltenstetter{at}gc.cuny.edu).

German Statutory Health Insurance (national health insurance) has remained relatively intact over the past century, even in the face of governmental change and recent reforms.

The overall story of German national health insurance is one of political compromise and successful implementation of communitarian values.

Several key lessons from the German experience can be applied to the American health care system.




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