Health economics : fundamentals and flow of funds
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Health economics : fundamentals and flow of funds
John Wiley & Sons, c2004
2nd ed.
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Includes index
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Description
A practical primer to the dynamic field of health economics. Written by Thomas Getzen, a leading academic and practitioner, and currently Director of the International Health Economics Association, this complete, accessible text introduces students to the economic analysis of medical markets and the production of health. Updated and revised with new cases and the latest developments in the field, the new Second Edition traces the economic rationale and development of the medical care organization. It thoroughly introduces students to the principles and concepts of health economics without requiring prolonged preparatory work or extensive mathematical manipulation. Cases illustrate practical uses of economic theory in each chapter. More streamlined presentation of macro and historical materials. Covers the relationship of marketing to marginal cost.
Table of Contents
1. The Flow of Funds Through the Health Care System2. Economic Evaluation of Health Services3. Insurance4. Health Insurance Contracting and Flow of Funds5. Physicians6. Medical Education and Licensure7. Physician Organization and Business Practices8. Hospitals9. Management and Regulation of Hospital Costs10. Managed Care11. HMO Ownership and Growth: Risk, Capital, and Competition12. Long-Term Care13. The Pharmaceutical Industry14. Introduction to the Macroeconomics of Health15. Economic History, Population Growth, and Medical Care16. The Role of Government17. Public Goods and Public Health18. Dynamics of National Health Spending19. International Comparisons of Health and Health Expenditures20. Value for Money in the Future of Health Care
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