Research at AHPP

The comparative health policy program at the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center sponsors multidisciplinary research on health and medical care in the Asia-Pacific, with a specific focus on how comparative analysis can provide insight for understanding and improving health policy in the region.

AHPP Research Areas

Health service delivery in the Asia-Pacific: ownership, payment incentives, and chronic disease management
This theme encompasses research on the role of the private sector and public-private partnerships; payment incentives and their impact on patients and providers; organizational innovation, contracting, and soft budget constraints; and chronic disease management, starting with a comparative study of diabetes car ...

Historical development of healthcare institutions in East Asia
This theme includes research on the evolution of health systems and analysis of the determinants of significant health improvements, such as those achieved between 1950 and 1980 in China; and comparative historical analysis of specific health system features, such as the institution of physician dispensing and ...

Population aging, child health and control of infectious diseases
The comparative health policy program works with other researchers at Stanford and several countries of the Asia-Pacific to analyze prominent issues in population aging, child health, and control of infectious disease. Examples include comparative study of long-term care insurance and informal caregiving; colla ...

Comparative Health Policy

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AHPP Research Areas