The economics of health and medical care /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jacobs, Philip, 1943-
Other Authors: Rapoport, John, 1944-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Gaithersburg, Md. : Aspen Publishers, 2002.
Edition:Fifth edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Output of the health care sector
  • Economic dimensions of the health care system
  • Demand for medical care : a simple model
  • Additional topics in the demand for health and medical care
  • Health care production and costs
  • Behavior of supply
  • Provider payment
  • Competitive markets
  • Market power in health care
  • Health insurance
  • The labor market
  • Value judgements and economic evaluation
  • Financing health care
  • Public health insurance
  • Reform of the health care market
  • Regulation and antitrust policy in health care
  • Economic evaluation of health services