Description
Book SynopsisThe latest edition of the gold standard in the economics and financing of health care
In the newly revised Sixth Edition of Health Economics and Financing, an expert team of authors delivers an authoritative discussion of key topics in the economic and finance issues relevant to health care. From cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analyses to the economic considerations driving the choices of physicians, hospitals, and pharmaceutical companies, the book explores the influence of financial considerations both public and private that remain front-of-mind for modern health care decision makers.
Table of ContentsPreface xix
Acknowledgments xxiii
About the Authors xxv
Foreword xxvii
1 Choices: Money, Medicine, and Health 1
2 Demand and Supply 20
3 Cost-Benefit and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis 40
4 Financing Medical Care: Health Insurance Contracts: Managed Care 63
5 Physicians 98
6 Medical Education, Organization, and Business Practices 116
7 Hospitals 136
8 Management and Regulation of Hospital Costs 151
9 Long-Term Care 170
10 Pharmaceuticals 188
11 Financing and Ownership of Health Care Providers 207
12 History, Demography, and the Growth of Modern Medicine 229
13 Macroeconomics of Medical Care 254
14 The Role of Government and Public Goods 279
15 International Comparisons of Health and Health Expenditures 308
16 Value for Money in the Future of Health Care 325
Glossary G-1
Index I-1
