Health economics and financing
Presentación del editor: "Now in a new edition, this textbook is a primer for the economic analysis of medical markets that engages the central economic issues of the health economics and financing field. It provides a comprehensive look at the principles and concepts of health economics, as we...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken, NJ :
John Wiley & Sons
2013
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| Edición: | 5th ed |
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface xxiii Acknowledgments xxv About the Author xxvi Foreword xxvii 1 Choices: Money, Medicine, and Health 1 2 Demand and Supply 23 3 Cost Benefit and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis 44 4 Health Insurance: Financing Medical Care 69 5 Insurance Contracts and Managed Care 96 6 Physicians 124 7 Medical Education, Organization, and Business Practices 146 8 Hospitals 172 9 Management and Regulation of Hospital Costs 191 10 Long-Term Care 212 11 Pharmaceuticals 236 12 Financing and Ownership of Health Care Providers 259 13 Macroeconomics of Medical Care 292 14 The Role of Government and Public Goods 319 15 History, Demography, and the Growth of Modern Medicine 347 16 International Comparisons of Health and Health Expenditures 372 17 Economic Evaluation of Health Policy: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 408 18 Value for Money in the Future of Health Care 427 Glossary 443 Index 453
