The Economics of Health and Health Care (100 Cases) - Softcover

Folland, Sherman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0023385308 ISBN 13: 9780023385308

Publisher: Routledge, 1993

Synopsis

This comprehensive introduction to the economics of health and health care, thoroughly develops and explains economic ideas and models, and reflects the full spectrum of the most current health economics literature. It provides readers with a solid working knowledge of the analytical tools of economics and econometrics—and applies them to contemporary health care issues. A focus on health care economic principles views consumer utility, and economic profit. KEY TOPICS: Content is organized by economic themes such as supply and demand, technology, labor issues, and the economics of information. Key chapters cover managed care; pharmaceuticals; cost-benefit analyses; labor markets and professional training; hospitals and long term care; government policies, intervention, and issues; and health systems reform. For individuals interested in the economic and administrative aspects of health care, and/or nursing and medical programs. 

About this title

From the Back Cover:

On the front cover of this new edition of The Economics of Health and Health Care is a close-up of an AIDS drug molecule. Pandemic diseases such as these have endless reverberations in the fields of health and health care economics. The fourth edition includes a brand-new Chapter 23, "Epidemiology and Economics: AIDS in Africa," which looks at the economic consequences of epidemics, with particular interest in the worldwide AIDS epidemic. Other changes to this edition include:

• A newly arranged Part 4 that identifies key players in the health care sector, with special reference to nonprofit firms, hospitals, physicians, and the pharmaceutical industry (Chapters 13 to 16).
• The section on governmental actions, Part 5, is presented earlier in the text and covers equity and need, governmental regulation, social insurance, comparative systems, and health care reform (Chapters 17 to 21).
• A new Part 6 examines special topics such as a new chapter on epidemiology and economics, economic "bads" such as cigarettes, and a more detailed chapter examining the various aspects of cost-benefit analysis, the tool so very important to health analysts (Chapters 22 to 24).

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Synopsis:

This text addresses the subject of health and health care from the economist's point of view, providing complete and current statistical analyses and policy discussions.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0023385308
• ISBN 13: 9780023385308
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 726