The economics of health and health care /
Folland, Sherman
The economics of health and health care / Sherman. Folland. - 7th ed. (International Ed.) - xxii, 602 pages : illustration
Includes bibliographical references (pages 556-589) and index. 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 of health insurance -- Consumer choice and demand -- Asymmetric information and agency -- The organization of health insurance markets -- Managed care -- 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 -- Social insurance -- Comparative health care systems -- Health system reform -- The health economics of Bads -- Epidemiology and economics : HIV/AIDS in Africa
Economics
9780132954808 (International ed.)
Economics, Medical.
Government Regulation.
Health Care Reform--Economics.
Health Policy--Economics.
Insurance, Health--Economics.
Medical economics.
RA 410 .F645 2013
The economics of health and health care / Sherman. Folland. - 7th ed. (International Ed.) - xxii, 602 pages : illustration
Includes bibliographical references (pages 556-589) and index. 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 of health insurance -- Consumer choice and demand -- Asymmetric information and agency -- The organization of health insurance markets -- Managed care -- 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 -- Social insurance -- Comparative health care systems -- Health system reform -- The health economics of Bads -- Epidemiology and economics : HIV/AIDS in Africa
Economics
9780132954808 (International ed.)
Economics, Medical.
Government Regulation.
Health Care Reform--Economics.
Health Policy--Economics.
Insurance, Health--Economics.
Medical economics.
RA 410 .F645 2013
