Health economics / Charles E. Phelps.
Material type: TextSeries: Addison-Wesley series in economicsPublication details: Boston : Pearson, c2010Edition: 4th edDescription: xvi, 640 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780321642905; 9780321642905Subject(s): Medical economics | Medical economics -- United States | Economics, Medical -- United States | Delivery of Health Care -- economics -- United States | Insurance, Health -- economics -- United StatesDDC classification: 338.4 PHE LOC classification: RA410 | .P48 2010NLM classification: W 74 AA1Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 595-621) and index.
Why health economics? -- Utility and health -- The transformation of medical care to health -- The demand for medical care : conceptual framework -- Empirical studies of medical care demand and applications -- The physician and the physician firm -- Physicians in the marketplace -- The hospital as a supplier of medical care -- Hospitals in the marketplace -- The demand for health insurance -- Health insurance supply and managed care -- Government provision of health insurance -- Medical malpractice -- Externalities in health and medical care -- Managing the market : regulation and technical change in health care -- Universal insurance issues and international comparisons of health care systems.
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