Health Economics

Name: Health Economics
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ISBN: 9780195108132

ISBN-10: 0195108132

ISBN-13: 9780195108132

Edition: 1997

Authors: Peter Zweifel, Friedrich Breyer, Friedrich Breyer

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Translated from the German and adapted with examples for the U.S. and other English-speaking audiences, Health Economics is the most complete text available on the economics of health and health care delivery. Appropriate for both advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students of economics, this text develops the theory necessary to examine issues analytically, presenting empirical evidence on each issue and summarizing results for easy comprehension. Issues discussed include the "cost explosion" in health care, the role of physicians and the power of medical associations, and the control of technological change in medicine. Without neglecting ethical concerns, modern microeconomic…

Book details

List price: $99.00
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/30/1997
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Size: 9.45" wide x 6.26" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English



Preface


Contents


List of Figures


List of Tables



Introduction



Health -- a Priceless Commodity?



Economic Valuation of Life and Health



The Valuation of Health and its Applications



The Individual as the Producer of his Health



Statement of the Problem



Empirical Studies of the Production of Health



Summary of the Issue



Peculiarities of Health Goods and Their Allocative Implications



The Issue



Optimal Design of Health Insurance Contracts



The Issue



The Physician as a Supplier of Medical Services



Introduction



Forms of Delivery of Medical Care



The Issue



Hospital Services and Their Payment



The Issue



The Market for Pharmaceuticals



Issues involved



Future Challenges to Health Care Systems



The Issue



Suggestions for Policy



Health as a Economic Good


Author Index


Index