| Title: | Health economics |
| Authors: | Frank Allen Sloan, Author ; Chee-Ruey Hsieh, Author |
| Edition statement: | 2nd edition |
| Publisher: | MIT Press, 2016 |
| ISBN (or other code): | 978-0-262-03511-8 |
| Size: | 1 vol. (XXXI-803 p.) / tabl., fig., couv. ill. en coul. / 24 cm |
| Languages: | English |
| Descriptors: |
[Eurovoc] ECONOMICS > economic conditions > economic development > economic growth [Eurovoc] ECONOMICS > economic policy [Eurovoc] SOCIAL QUESTIONS > health > health policy [Eurovoc] SOCIAL QUESTIONS > health > health policy > health service [Eurovoc] SOCIAL QUESTIONS > health > health policy > health service > medical institution [Eurovoc] SOCIAL QUESTIONS > health > health policy > organisation of health care > health care [Eurovoc] SOCIAL QUESTIONS > health > health policy > organisation of health care > public health [Eurovoc] SOCIAL QUESTIONS > social protection > social security > social-security benefit > health insurance |
| Tags: | health economics |
| Abstract: |
4e de couv : "The new edition of a textbook that combines economic concepts with empirical evidence, updated with material on the Affordable Care Act and other developments.
This book introduces students to the growing research field of health economics. Rather than offer details about health systems without providing a theoretical context, Health Economics combines economic concepts with empirical evidence to enhance readers' economic understanding of how health care institutions and markets function. The theoretical and empirical approaches draw heavily on the general field of applied microeconomics, but the text moves from the individual and firm level to the market level to a macroeconomic view of the role of health and health care within the economy as a whole. The book takes a global perspective, with description and analysis of institutional features of health sectors in countries around the world. This second edition has been updated to include material on the U.S. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, material on the expansion of health insurance in Massachusetts, and an evaluation of Oregon's Medicaid expansion via lottery. The discussion of health care and health insurance in China has been substantially revised to reflect widespread changes there. Tables and figures have been updated with newly available data. Also new to this edition is a discussion of the health economics literature published between 2010 and 2015. The text includes readings, extensive references, review and discussion questions, and exercises. A student solutions manual offers solutions to selected exercises. Downloadable supplementary material is available for instructors." |
| Contents note: |
Health and health behaviors
Demand for health care services Demand for private health insurance The market for physicians' services Hospitals Quality of care and medical malpractice Nurses in hospital and long-term care service Pharmaceutical manufacturers The supply of private health insurance Private financing of health care services Government financing and private supply Public supply and financing Cost and cost-effectiveness analysis Measuring benefits and cost-benefit analysis The contribution of personal health services to longevity, population health, and economic growth Frontiers of health economics |
Copies (1)
| Barcode | Call number | Media type | Location | Section | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 007653 | RHS 573 | Livre | Centre de documentation du CERDI / Ecole d'Economie | Salle de lecture | Available |
