Taylor, RobBlair, Simon2012-08-132012-08-132002-01Viewpoint. -- Note no. 241 (January 2002)https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11358As governments struggle with rising health care costs, public-private partnerships in constructing and managing public hospitals can provide innovative ways to control costs and improve service. Experience shows that such partnerships offer significant benefits as long as policymakers structure the transactions carefully and create sound regulatory arrangements to ensure universal access, quality care, and improvements in efficiency.CC BY 3.0 IGOAUTONOMYCAPITAL COSTSCONSOLIDATIONEXPENDITURESFINANCIAL RISKHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE COSTSHEALTH EXPENDITURESHEALTH INSURANCEHOSPITALSINCOMEINSURANCELAUNDRYLEGISLATIONMEDICAL SERVICESOPERATIONAL RISKOUTPATIENT CAREPARTNERSHIPPATIENTSPENALTIESPRIVATE INSURANCEPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATIZATIONPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC PARTNERSHIPSPUBLIC SECTORQUALITY CONTROLSANCTIONSTAXTAX REVENUE PUBLIC HOSPITALSPUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSHEALTH CARE COST CONTROLHOSPITAL MANAGEMENTHEALTH CARE DELIVERYSERVICE DELIVERYREGULATORY STRUCTUREACCESS TO HEALTH CAREQUALITY OF HEALTH CAREEFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTSHEALTH CARE QUALITYHEALTH POLICYWorld Bank10.1596/11358