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Health economics and policy / James W. Henderson

By:

Henderson, James W [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Boston, Massachusetts : Cengage, [2023]Edition: 8th editionDescription: xvi, 528 pages : color illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780357132869

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

338.433621

Contents:

Part 1. The relevance of economics in health and medical care

U. S. medical care : a system at the crossroads

Health care spending issues

Health care markets : can they work?

Welfare implications in medical markets

Economic evaluation in health care

Part 2. Demand-side consideration

Demand for health and medical care

Population health

Part 3. Supply-side consideration

The market for health insurance

Managed care

The physicians' services market

The hospital services market

Pharmaceuticals

Part 4. Public policy in medical care delivery

Medicare

Medicaid

Health systems in high-income countries

Medical care reform in the Unites States

Lessons for public policy

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Book	Main Library Reference Section	Reference	R 338.433621 H496h 2023 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Room use only	53087QC

Includes bibliographical references and index.