Phelps, Charles E. <br/><br/>
Health economics / 
Charles E. Phelps. 
 - 3rd ed. 
 - Boston :  Addison Wesley,  c2003. 
 - xvi, 671 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
 - Addison-Wesley series in economics .
 - Addison-Wesley series in economics .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 625-650) and index. 
<br/><br/>Why Health Economics?     . An Overview of How Markets Interrelate in Medical Care and Health Insurance.     . The Transformation of Medical Care to Health.     . The Demand for Medical Care: Conceptual Framework.     . Empirical Studies of Medical Care Demand and Applications.     . The Physician.     . Physicians in the Marketplace.     . The Hospital as a Supplier of Medical Care.     . Hospitals in the Marketplace.    . Health Insurance.    . Managed Care.    . Government Provision of Health Insurance: Medicare and Its Revisions.    . Medical Malpractice.    . Externalities in Health and Medical Care.    . Managing the Market: Regulation and Technical Change in Health Care.    . Universal Insurance Issues and International Comparisons of Health Care Systems.    Author\'s Postscript.    Appendix: Introduction to Basic Economics Concepts.    Answers to Selected Problems.    Bibliography.    Acknowledgments.    Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780321068989 032106898X  �103.48 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2002021518 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Medical economics.<br/>Medical economics--United States<br/>Economics<br/>United States of America, USA<br/>Econometrics & economic statistics<br/>Health systems & services
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RA410  / .P48 2003 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.433621 PHE