Economics of health and medical care /
Hicks, Lanis L.,
Economics of health and medical care / Lanis L. Hicks. - Seventh edition. - Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2021. - xiv, 374 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Overview of Economics -- Output of the Health Care Sector -- Economic Dimensions of the Health Care System -- Demand for Health and Medical Care -- Health Care Production and Costs -- Behavior of Supply -- Provider Payment -- Competitive Markets -- Market Power in Health Care -- Health Insurance -- The Labor Market -- Economic Evaluation of Health Services -- Value Judgements and Economic Evaluation -- Financing Health Care -- Public Health Insurance -- Regulation and Antitrust Policy in Health Care -- Reform of the Health Care Market.
"Health Economics is a required course in almost every graduate program in Health Admin, though there are health econ courses (often electives) across disciplines; for example, public health, respiratory care, pharmacy, and nursing. Because of the role economics plays in finance and policy, it can also be adopted in those courses. This book is not discipline-specific, so it covers a wide breadth"--
9781284183535
2019055950
Economics, Medical
United States
RA410 / .H53 2021
338.4/73621
W 74 AA1
Economics of health and medical care / Lanis L. Hicks. - Seventh edition. - Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2021. - xiv, 374 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Overview of Economics -- Output of the Health Care Sector -- Economic Dimensions of the Health Care System -- Demand for Health and Medical Care -- Health Care Production and Costs -- Behavior of Supply -- Provider Payment -- Competitive Markets -- Market Power in Health Care -- Health Insurance -- The Labor Market -- Economic Evaluation of Health Services -- Value Judgements and Economic Evaluation -- Financing Health Care -- Public Health Insurance -- Regulation and Antitrust Policy in Health Care -- Reform of the Health Care Market.
"Health Economics is a required course in almost every graduate program in Health Admin, though there are health econ courses (often electives) across disciplines; for example, public health, respiratory care, pharmacy, and nursing. Because of the role economics plays in finance and policy, it can also be adopted in those courses. This book is not discipline-specific, so it covers a wide breadth"--
9781284183535
2019055950
Economics, Medical
United States
RA410 / .H53 2021
338.4/73621
W 74 AA1