The 6th edition of HEALTH ECONOMICS AND POLICY thoroughly demonstrates how microeconomic principles apply to health care delivery and its policies. While you explore the changing nature of health care, the social and political sides of issues, and the future of health care delivery and finance under the Affordable Care Act, you learn to analyze public policy from an economic perspective.
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Demonstrates how microeconomic principles apply to health care delivery and its policies. This book explores the changing nature of health care, the social and political sides of issues, and the future of health care delivery and finance under the Affordable Care Act. It teaches students to analyze public policy from an economic perspective.
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1. U.S. Medical Care: A System in Transition. 2. Using Economics to Study Health Issues. 3. Analyzing Medical Care Markets. 4. Economic Evaluation in Health Care. 5. Demand for Health and Medical Care. 6. The Market for Health Insurance. 7. Managed Care. 8. The Physicians' Services Market. 9. The Hospital Services Market. 10. The Market for Pharmaceuticals. 11. Confounding Factors. 12. Policies That Enhance Access. 13. Policies to Contain Costs. 14. Medical Care Systems Worldwide. 15. Medical Care Reform in the United States. 16. Lessons for Public Policy. Glossary. Index.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781285758497
Publisert
2014-05-21
Utgave
6. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
South-Western College Publishing
Vekt
1180 gr
Høyde
262 mm
Bredde
211 mm
Dybde
25 mm
Aldersnivå
05, U
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
512

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Biographical note

James W. Henderson, Ph.D. is the Ben H. Williams Professor of Economics at Baylor University, where his teaching and research center on health economics and policy. Before joining the Baylor faculty, he was Vice President of Finance and Management at the Dallas Minority Business Center. Dr. Henderson's economic research has appeared in Health Care Financing Review, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Rural Health, and Pharmaco Economics. He has lectured in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Mexico, Sweden, China, and Ukraine. Dr. Henderson earned his PhD at Southern Methodist University.