Bibliograph

The economics of health and health care, Sherman Folland, Allen C. Goodman, Miron Stano

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The economics of health and health care, Sherman Folland, Allen C. Goodman, Miron Stano

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 553-588) and indexes

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The economics of health and health care

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

390524513

Responsibility statement

Sherman Folland, Allen C. Goodman, Miron Stano

Table Of Contents

Microeconomic tools for health economics -- Statistical tools for health economics -- Economic efficiency and cost-benefit analysis -- Production of health -- The production, cost, and technology of health care -- Demand for health capital -- Demand and supply of health insurance -- Consumer choice and demand -- Asymmetric information and agency -- The organization of health insurance markets -- Managed care -- Nonprofit firms -- Hospitals and long-term care -- The physician's practice -- Health care labor markets and professional training -- The pharmaceutical industry -- Equity, efficiency, and need -- Government intervention in health care markets -- Government regulation : principal regulatory mechanisms -- Social insurance -- Comparative health care systems -- Health system reform -- The health economics of bads -- Epidemiology and economics : HIV/AIDS in Africa

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