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020			_a9781285758497
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050			_aRA 410 .H45 2015
100			_aHenderson, James W. _eauthor
245		0	_aHealth economics and policy / _cJames W. Henderson.
250			_a6th edition.
260			_aStamford, Connecticut : _bCengage Learning Asia Pte Ltd, _cc2015
300			_axx, 489 pages : _billustrations ; _c26 cm.
365			_bUSD201.87
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aThe relevance of economics in health and medical care -- U.S. medical care: a system in transition -- Using economics to study health issues -- Analyzing medical care markets -- Economic evaluation in health care -- Demand-side consideration -- Demand for health and medical care -- The market for health insurance -- Supply-side consideration -- Managed care -- The physicians' services market -- The hospital services market -- The market for pharmaceuticals -- Confounding factors -- Public policy in medical care delivery -- Policies that enhance access -- Policies to contain costs -- Medical care systems worldwide -- Medical care reform in the United States -- Lessons for public policy.
520			_aThe 6th edition of HEALTH ECONOMICS AND POLICY thoroughly demonstrates how microeconomic principles apply to health care delivery and its policies. While you explore the changing nature of health care, the social and political sides of issues, and the future of health care delivery and finance under the Affordable Care Act, you learn to analyze public policy from an economic perspective.
650			_aMEDICAL ECONOMICS
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