TY - BOOK AU - Phelps,Charles E. TI - Health economics T2 - Addison-Wesley series in economics SN - 9780321068989 AV - RA410 .P48 2003 U1 - 338.433621 PHE PY - 2003/// CY - Boston PB - Addison Wesley KW - Medical economics KW - United States KW - Economics KW - thema KW - United States of America, USA KW - Econometrics & economic statistics KW - Health systems & services N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 625-650) and index; 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 ER -