Economics of health and medical care / Lanis L. Hicks.

By:

Hicks, Lanis L [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: [Edition: Seventh editionDescription: xiv, 374 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781284183535

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

338.4/73621 23

LOC classification:

RA410 .H53 2021

NLM classification:

W 74 AA1

Contents:

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.

Summary: "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"-- Provided by publisher.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Book	ENSIGN LIBRARY General Stacks	RA410.5 H52 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C.1	Available	ekp 11/07/23

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

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