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050			_aRA 410.53 .D49 2010
100			_aDewar, Diane M. _eauthor
245		0	_aEssentials of health economics / _cDiane M. Dewar.
260			_aSudbury, Massachusetts : _bJone and Bartlett Learning, _cc2010
300			_axviii, 167 pages : _billustrations ; _c28 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aU.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
520			_aEssentials 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.
650			_aMEDICAL ECONOMICS
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