Economic Analysis in Health Care

Health economics is concerned with the evaluation of the effectiveness of health care, particularly by examining the social opportunity costs of alternative forms of treatment. The peculiar nature of the market for health care - that doctors have a major influence on both supply and demand -.has attracted attention, as has the study of the options available for financing such services. Economic Analysis in Health Care provides a comprehensive coverage of both the economics of health care systems and the evaluation of health care technologies. It has been written as a core textbook for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students with knowledge of economic analysis and will appeal to an international audience.* Adopts an international perspective, using examples and case studies from the UK, the rest of Europe, and other countries.* Contains detailed exposition of the economic theory alongside relevant examples and applications* Focuses on both market-related and economic evaluation aspects of health economics (some books focus purely on market-related aspects)* Strong author team with very broad experience of writing and teaching health economics

ISBN 047001685X   Pages 416 ISBN13 9780470016855 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd   Weight (grammes) 760 Imprint John Wiley & Sons Ltd   Published in Chichester Format Paperback   Height (mm) 233 Publication date 04 Apr 2007   Width (mm) 193 Library of Congress 2006100396   Spine width (mm) 24 DEWEY 338.4336210941   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22

Ch. 1		Introduction to economic analysis in health care		1
Ch. 2		The demand for health care		23
Ch. 3		The production and costs of health care		59
Ch. 4		The supply of health care		87
Ch. 5		Markets, market failure and the role of government in health care		125
Ch. 6		Health insurance and health care financing		149
Ch. 7		Equity in health care		183
Ch. 8		Welfarist and non-welfarist foundations of economic evaluation		209
Ch. 9		Principles of economic evaluation in health care		241
Ch. 10		Measuring and valuing health care output		265
Ch. 11		Economic evaluation methods		305
Ch. 12		The use of economic evaluation in decision making		343

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