Health Economics for Non-Economists An Introduction to the Concepts, Methods and Pitfalls of Health Economic Evaluations

Name: Health Economics for Non-Economists An Introduction to the Concepts, Methods and Pitfalls of Health Economic Evaluations
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ISBN: 9789038212746

ISBN-10: 9038212747

ISBN-13: 9789038212746

Edition: 2008

Authors: Lieven Annemans

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All too often, economics is seen as a synonym for savings and financial pressure. However, what it really aims to do is find the best possible way to spend the available financial means. In order to apply economic thinking to healthcare, Annemans argues, the health sector should be viewed as a productive sector whose aim is to produce health, by ensuring that people live longer and more healthily. As 'productive' goes hand in hand with 'productivity', society must try to gain as much health as possible with the available means. Therefore, priority must be given to interventions (both preventive and curative) which result in the greatest amount of health for the money that is invested. These…

Book details

List price: $44.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Academia Press
Publication date: 11/18/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 106
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English