Health economics / Charles E. Phelps.
Material type: TextSeries: Addison-Wesley series in economics | Addison-Wesley series in economicsPublication details: Boston : Addison Wesley, c2003.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xvi, 671 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780321068989
- 032106898X
- 338.433621 PHE
- RA410 .P48 2003
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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.