| Description |
xxxiv, 567 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Delmar series in health services administration.
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| Contents |
An introduction to the economics of medical care -- The role of government in health and medical care -- Health policy and the legislative marketplace -- The production of health : the impact of medical services on health -- An overview of the medical care sector -- The demand for medical care -- The demand for health insurance -- The supply of medical care : an overview -- Market competition in medical care -- The market for health insurance : its performance and structure -- The physician services market -- The market for hospital services -- The pharmaceutical industry -- Health manpower shortages and surpluses : definitions, measurement, and policies -- The market for physician manpower -- The market for medical education : equity and efficiency -- The market for registered nurses -- National health insurance : an approach to the redistribution of medical care -- Concluding comments on the economics of medical care -- Measuring change in the price of medical care |
| Notes |
Previous ed. : 2005 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Health insurance.
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Medical care, Cost of -- United States.
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Medical economics -- United States.
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Medical economics.
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Economics, Medical.
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Costs and Cost Analysis.
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Fees and Charges.
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Insurance, Health -- economics.
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| SUBJECT |
United States. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 |
| LC no. |
2011923718 |
| ISBN |
1111313261 |
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9781111313265 |
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