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Essentials of health economics / Diane M. Dewar.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Sudbury, Massachusetts : Jone and Bartlett Learning, c2010Description: xviii, 167 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9780763790301
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RA 410.53 .D49 2010
Contents:
U.S. healthcare system issues The role of economics The demand for health The demand for health care The market for health insurance Health care production, costs, and supply The healthcare workforce market Technology transfer in health care The competitive market Market failures and the role of government Socioeconomic factors The hospital industry The pharmaceutical industry Economic evaluations Comparing healthcare systems Healthcare reform Public policy and health economics
Summary: Essentials of Health Economics takes a timely approach to the study of the public health care system through the lens of economics. With the use of numerous examples and profiles related to the field, students and faculty will be able to grasp the importance and relevance of health economics as well as how it relates to more general analysis of health policy issues. This book has wide appeal among students of public health and health administration, since it conveys the essence of the economic issues at hand while avoiding complicated methodological issues that would interest only students of economics. It is written with the non-specialist in mind, while focusing on how to do descriptive, explanatory, and evaluative economics in a systematic way.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

U.S. healthcare system issues The role of economics The demand for health The demand for health care The market for health insurance Health care production, costs, and supply The healthcare workforce market Technology transfer in health care The competitive market Market failures and the role of government Socioeconomic factors The hospital industry The pharmaceutical industry Economic evaluations Comparing healthcare systems Healthcare reform Public policy and health economics

Essentials of Health Economics takes a timely approach to the study of the public health care system through the lens of economics. With the use of numerous examples and profiles related to the field, students and faculty will be able to grasp the importance and relevance of health economics as well as how it relates to more general analysis of health policy issues. This book has wide appeal among students of public health and health administration, since it conveys the essence of the economic issues at hand while avoiding complicated methodological issues that would interest only students of economics. It is written with the non-specialist in mind, while focusing on how to do descriptive, explanatory, and evaluative economics in a systematic way.

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