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100	1		_aHenderson, James W. _915184
245	1	0	_aHealth economics & policy / _c James W. Henderson.
246	3		_aHealth economics and policy
250			_a4th ed.
260			_aMason, OH : _b South-Western, _c c2009.
300			_axvi, 477 p. : _b ill. ; _c 26 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_a1. 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.
520			_aHEALTH 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.
650		0	_aMedical economics. _9431
650		0	_aMedical policy. _9431
650		0	_aMedical care _x Cost effectiveness. _9431
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