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

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Financing vaccines in the 21st century (Print)
Corporate Author: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Evaluation of Vaccine Purchase Financing in the United States
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2004]
Subjects:
Mass Vaccination > economics > United States.
Vaccines > economics > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Background
  • Conceptual framework for the study
  • Study process
  • Summing up
  • Organization of the report
  • 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 insurance coverage
  • Private insurance coverage
  • Barriers to a well-functioning immunization finance system
  • Findings
  • Delivery of adult and childhood vaccines
  • The work of immunizing
  • Provider reimbursement
  • Barriers to a well-functioning immunization delivery system
  • Findings
  • 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
  • Alternative strategies
  • Weighing the alternatives
  • Recommendations
  • Final observations