Introduction to Health Economics

Name: Introduction to Health Economics
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ISBN: 9780335243563

ISBN-10: 0335243568

ISBN-13: 9780335243563

Edition: 2nd 2011

Authors: Lorna Guinness, Virginia Wiseman

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This book looks at health economics from an international perspective, considering public and private health systems across countries with different income levels.

Book details

List price: $31.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Publication date: 10/16/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.69" wide x 9.45" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.188



Acknowledgements


Introduction



Economics and Health Economics


Key concepts in health economics


Macroeconomics, globalization and health



Demand and Supply


A simple model of demand


Measuring demand


Supply: Production in the long and short run


Supply: Costs, economics of scale and the supply curve



Markets


A simple market model


Health care markets and efficiency



Health Care Financing


The changing world of health care finance


Provider payments


Private health insurance


Achieving universal coverage



Economic Evaluation


What is economic evaluation and what questions can it help to answer?


Counting the costs


Identifying, measuring and valuing consequences


Economic evaluation and decision-making



Equity and the Role of Government


Promoting equity and the role of government


Glossary