Economics of Health and Health Care
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This best-seller examines health care economics through core economic themes rather than concepts unique to the health care economy. The Sixth Edition updates content to reflect the major changes in the health policy arena.Key Topics:Introduction; Microeconomic Tools for Health Economics; Statistical Tools for Health Economics; Economic Efficiency and Cost Benefit Analysis; Production of Health; The Production, Cost, and Technology of Health Care; Demand for Health Capital; Demand and Supply for Health Insurance; Consumer Choice and Demand; Asymmetric Information and Agency; The Organization of Health Insurance Markets; Managed Care; Nonprofit Firms Nonprofit Firms; Hospitals and Long-term Care; The Physician’s Practice; Health Care Labor Markets and Professional Training; The Pharmaceutical Industry; Equity, Efficiency and Need; Government Intervention in Health Care Markets; Government Regulation: Principal Regulatory Mechanisms; Social Insurance; Comparative Health Care Systems and Health System Reform; Health System Reform; The Health Economics of Bads; Epidemiology and Economics: HIV/AIDS in AfricaMARKET: A useful reference for health service researchers, government specialists, and physicians and others in the health care field. Booknews New edition of an introduction to the economics of health and health care that develops and explains economic ideas and models and reflects the full spectrum of the most current health economics literature. In the 26 chapters, Folland (economics, Oakland U.), Allen C. Goodman (economics, Wayne State U.) and Miron Stano (economics and management, Oakland U.) provide analytic tools of economics and econometrics as applied to contemporary health issues. Topics include basic economic tools, supply and demand, information, insurance and organization of health providers, technology, labor, hospitals and nursing homes, social insurance, and policy issues and analyses. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Pt. IBasic economics tools1Ch. 1Introduction1Ch. 2Microeconomic tools for health economics20Ch. 3Statistical tools for health economics51Ch. 4Economic efficiency and cost benefit analysis68Pt. IISupply and demand89Ch. 5The production of health89Ch. 6The production, cost, and technology of health care111Ch. 7Demand for health capital137Ch. 8Demand and supply of health insurance153Ch. 9Consumer choice and demand176Pt. IIIInformation and insurance markets199Ch. 10Asymmetric information and agency199Ch. 11The organization of health insurance markets215Ch. 12Managed care241Ch. 13Nonprofit firms270Pt. IVKey players in the health care sector294Ch. 14Hospitals and long-term care294Ch. 15The physician's practice313Ch. 16Health care labor markets and professional training331Ch. 17The pharmaceutical industry358Pt. VSocial insurance383Ch. 18Equity, efficiency, and need383Ch. 19Government intervention in health care markets407Ch. 20Government regulation : principal regulatory mechanisms430Ch. 21Social insurance461Ch. 22Comparative health care systems and health system reform491Pt. VISpecial topics525Ch. 23The health economics of bads525Ch. 24Epidemiology and economics : HIV/AIDS in Africa541
