Introduction to economic analysis in health care -- The demand for health care -- The production and costs of health care -- The supply of health care -- Markets, market failure, and the role of government in health care -- Health insurance and health care financing -- Equity in health care -- Principles of economic evaluation in health care -- Measuring and valuing health care output -- Economic evaluation methods -- The use of economic evaluation in decision-making
Summary
"Economic Analysis in Health Care is intended as a core textbook for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of health economics. The authors provide comprehensive coverage of the field of economics in health care systems and the evaluation of health care technologies."--BOOK JACKET
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [373]-385) and index
