Health Economics Primer

Name: Health Economics Primer
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ISBN: 9780321136695

ISBN-10: 0321136691

ISBN-13: 9780321136695

Edition: 2006

Authors: Shirley Johnson-Lans

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Book details

List price: $107.40
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 1/31/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English




Introduction



Introduction



The Demand for Health, Health Care, and The Insurace Market



The Demand for Health and the Demand for Health Care



The Nature of Health Insurance Markets



The Evolution to Managed Care



Social Insurance in the United States : Medicare and Medicaid



The Providers of Health Care: Physicians, Nurses, and Hospitals



Physicians and Nurses as Inputs into the Production of Health Care



Physicians as Providers of Health Care



Hospitals



Evaluation of Technology, Technological Change, and The Bio-Pharmaceutical Industry



Cost-Benefit and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis



The Role of Technology in Health Care



The Economics of Prescription Drugs



Comparative Systems and Public Policy



Comparative Health-Care Systems



Health Care: A Global Perspective



The Health-Care System of the United States : Where Do We Go Next?



Brief Review of Economic Concepts and Tools of Analysis



Introduction to Statistical Techniques


Index