Economics of Health and Health Care, The (6th Edition) Book-Reviews
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- Author: Sherman Folland
- Language: English
- ISBN10: 0136080308
Book Overview
>>>This best-seller examines wellness care economics through core economic themes rather than ideas distinctive to the health care economy. The Sixth Edition updates content to reflect the key alterations in the well being policy arena.
Key Topics: Introduction; Microeconomic Tools for Health Economics; Statistical Tools for Well being Economics; Economic Efficiency and Expense Benefit Analysis; Production of Health; The Production, Price, and Technology of Well being Care; Demand for Health Capital; Demand and Supply for Wellness Insurance; Consumer Selection and Demand; Asymmetric Information and Agency; The Organization of Well being Insurance Markets; Managed Care; Nonprofit Firms Nonprofit Firms; Hospitals and Long-term Care; The Physician’s Practice; Well being Care Labor Markets and Skilled Training; The Pharmaceutical Business; Equity, Efficiency and Need; Government Intervention in Well being Care Markets; Government Regulation: Principal Regulatory Mechanisms; Social Insurance; Comparative Well being Care Systems and Health Method Reform; Well being System Reform; The Wellness Economics of Bads; Epidemiology and Economics: HIV/AIDS in Africa
Market: A valuable reference for well being service researchers, government specialists, and physicians and other people in the health care field….More Info >>
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A pretty good book for what it is…,
As with all economics textbooks and the subject of economics in general, this book is a bit dry. That said however, it’s quite thorough in its coverage of how consumers, producers, and insurers make decisions about health and health care. It gives explanations that are rather simple to understand…
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This book is divided into 6 parts and 25 chapters. It provides an interesting introducton on issues related to the scope of health economics before discussing the important topic of demand and supply. I have found chapter 4 very useful since it provides a good insight of economic evaluation, with…
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