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The economics of health and health care / Sherman Folland, Allen C. Goodman, Miron Stano and Shooshan Danagoulian.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: New York: Routledge , 2024Edition: 9th editionDescription: xxxii, 739 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781032311654
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.473621 23 F667e
Contents:
Microeconomic Tools for Health Economics -- Statistical Tools for Health Economics -- Production of Health -- Demand for Health Capital -- Economic Efficiency and Cost-Benefit Analysis -- Disparities in Health and Health Care -- The Health Economics of Bads -- Pandemic Economics -- The Production, Cost, and Technology of Health Care -- Consumer Choice and Demand -- Asymmetric Information and Agency -- Demand and Supply of Health Insurance -- The Organization of Health Insurance Markets -- Managed Care -- Hospitals and Long-Term Care -- The Physician's Practice -- Health Care Labor Markets and Professional Training -- The Pharmaceutical Industry -- Equity, Efficiency, and Need -- Government Intervention in Health Care Markets -- Social Insurance -- Comparative Health Care Systems -- Health System Reform.
Summary: "The Economics of Health and Health Care is the market-leading health economics textbook, providing comprehensive coverage of all the key topics, balancing economic theory, empirical evidence, and public policy. The ninth edition offers updated material throughout, including two new chapters: Disparities in Health and Health Care (Chapter 7) examines issues of race, ethnicity, income, gender, and geography with respect to health care access, health inputs, and health outcomes; Pandemic Economics (Chapter 9) introduces a new and simplified economic treatment of epidemics and pandemics within the context of COVID-19. The book further highlights the impacts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and updates the path-breaking comparative analyses across countries to focus on the differences in access and costs. The book continues to provide a clear, step-by-step understanding of health economics, making economic principles accessible to students, supported by boxed examples, figures and tables. Each chapter contains concise summaries, discussion questions and quantitative exercises to promote student learning. There is also a glossary of key terms and an extensive reference list. Instructors are supported by a range of digital supplements. It is the perfect textbook for students and practitioners taking undergraduate and postgraduate courses in health economics, health policy and public health"--
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Books Library, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) Reference Stacks 338.473621 F667e (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2024 01 Not For Loan 029493
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Microeconomic Tools for Health Economics -- Statistical Tools for Health Economics -- Production of Health -- Demand for Health Capital -- Economic Efficiency and Cost-Benefit Analysis -- Disparities in Health and Health Care -- The Health Economics of Bads -- Pandemic Economics -- The Production, Cost, and Technology of Health Care -- Consumer Choice and Demand -- Asymmetric Information and Agency -- Demand and Supply of Health Insurance -- The Organization of Health Insurance Markets -- Managed Care -- Hospitals and Long-Term Care -- The Physician's Practice -- Health Care Labor Markets and Professional Training -- The Pharmaceutical Industry -- Equity, Efficiency, and Need -- Government Intervention in Health Care Markets -- Social Insurance -- Comparative Health Care Systems -- Health System Reform.

"The Economics of Health and Health Care is the market-leading health economics textbook, providing comprehensive coverage of all the key topics, balancing economic theory, empirical evidence, and public policy. The ninth edition offers updated material throughout, including two new chapters: Disparities in Health and Health Care (Chapter 7) examines issues of race, ethnicity, income, gender, and geography with respect to health care access, health inputs, and health outcomes; Pandemic Economics (Chapter 9) introduces a new and simplified economic treatment of epidemics and pandemics within the context of COVID-19. The book further highlights the impacts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and updates the path-breaking comparative analyses across countries to focus on the differences in access and costs. The book continues to provide a clear, step-by-step understanding of health economics, making economic principles accessible to students, supported by boxed examples, figures and tables. Each chapter contains concise summaries, discussion questions and quantitative exercises to promote student learning. There is also a glossary of key terms and an extensive reference list. Instructors are supported by a range of digital supplements. It is the perfect textbook for students and practitioners taking undergraduate and postgraduate courses in health economics, health policy and public health"--

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