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The economics of health reconsidered / Thomas Rice and Lynn Unruh, HAP/AUPHA.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chicago, Illinois : Health Administration Press ; Arlington, Virginia : Association of University Programs in Health Administration, [2016]Edition: Fourth editionDescription: xv, 623 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781567937237
  • 1567937233
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RA410 .R53 2016
Contents:
Why should the economics of health be reconsidered? -- The traditional competitive model -- Assumptions underlying the competitive model and implications for markets and government -- Demand for health, insurance, and services -- Special topics in demand : externalities of consumption and the formation of preferences -- How competitive is the supply of healthcare? -- The profit motive in healthcare -- The healthcare workforce -- Equity and justice -- Healthcare expenditures -- Economic evaluation in healthcare -- Healthcare systems in developed countries : organization, outcomes, and lessons.
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PHY WELL STETH Stethoscope PHY WELL TAKCAR Taking care of our own : PHY WELL TRANS Trans bodies, trans selves : POLICY HEALTHCA ECONOM The economics of health reconsidered / POLICY HEALTHCA HEALTHPOL Health policy : POLICY HEALTHCA UNDER Understanding health policy : POLICY NURS POLPOL Policy & politics in nursing and health care /

Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-583) and index.

Why should the economics of health be reconsidered? -- The traditional competitive model -- Assumptions underlying the competitive model and implications for markets and government -- Demand for health, insurance, and services -- Special topics in demand : externalities of consumption and the formation of preferences -- How competitive is the supply of healthcare? -- The profit motive in healthcare -- The healthcare workforce -- Equity and justice -- Healthcare expenditures -- Economic evaluation in healthcare -- Healthcare systems in developed countries : organization, outcomes, and lessons.

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