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Health economics & policy / James W. Henderson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Mason, OH : South-Western, c2009.Edition: 4th edDescription: xvi, 477 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780324542530
  • 0324542534
Other title:
  • Health economics and policy
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.433621   21
Contents:
1. U.S. Medical Care: Crisis or Conundrum -- 2. Using Economics to Study Health Issues -- 3. Analyzing Medical Care Markets -- 4. Economic Evaluation in Health Care -- 5. Demand for Health and Medical Care -- 6. The Market for Health Insurance -- 7. Managed Care -- 8. The Physicians' Services Market -- 9. The Hospital Services Market -- 10. The Market for Pharmaceuticals -- 11. Confounding Factors -- 12. Policies that Enhance Access -- 13. Policies to Contain Costs -- 14. Medical Care Systems Worldwide -- 15. Medical Care Reform in the United States -- 16. Lessons for Public Policy.
Summary: HEALTH ECONOMICS AND POLICY WITH ECONOMIC APPLICATIONS, 4e, International Edition is a basic introduction to the microeconomics of health, health care, and health policy. This text demonstrates how economic principles apply to health-related issues. It explains the social, political, and economic contexts of health care delivery, and explores the changing nature of health care. Students learn to analyze public policy from an economic perspective. While the text was written for non-economics majors, it includes enough economic content to challenge majors.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. U.S. Medical Care: Crisis or Conundrum -- 2. Using Economics to Study Health Issues -- 3. Analyzing Medical Care Markets -- 4. Economic Evaluation in Health Care -- 5. Demand for Health and Medical Care -- 6. The Market for Health Insurance -- 7. Managed Care -- 8. The Physicians' Services Market -- 9. The Hospital Services Market -- 10. The Market for Pharmaceuticals -- 11. Confounding Factors -- 12. Policies that Enhance Access -- 13. Policies to Contain Costs -- 14. Medical Care Systems Worldwide -- 15. Medical Care Reform in the United States -- 16. Lessons for Public Policy.

HEALTH ECONOMICS AND POLICY WITH ECONOMIC APPLICATIONS, 4e, International Edition is a basic introduction to the microeconomics of health, health care, and health policy. This text demonstrates how economic principles apply to health-related issues. It explains the social, political, and economic contexts of health care delivery, and explores the changing nature of health care. Students learn to analyze public policy from an economic perspective. While the text was written for non-economics majors, it includes enough economic content to challenge majors.

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