Health Economics /
Phelps, Charles E.
Health Economics / Charles E. Phelps. - 4th ed. - New York : Addison-Wesley, c2010. - xvi, 640 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - The Addison-Wesley series in economics .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 595-621) and index.
Why health economics? -- Utility and health -- The transformation of medical care to health -- The demand for medical care : conceptual framework -- Empirical studies of medical care demand and applications -- The physician and the physician firm -- Physicians in the marketplace -- The hospital as a supplier of medical care -- Hospitals in the marketplace -- The demand for health insurance -- Health insurance supply and managed care -- Government provision of health insurance -- Medical malpractice -- Externalities in health and medical care -- Managing the market : regulation and technical change in health care -- Universal insurance issues and international comparisons of health care systems.
0321594576 9780321594570
Medical economics.
Medical economics--United States.
Economics, Medical--United States.
Delivery of Health Care--economics--United States.
Insurance, Health--economics--United States.
338.473621 / PHE
Health Economics / Charles E. Phelps. - 4th ed. - New York : Addison-Wesley, c2010. - xvi, 640 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - The Addison-Wesley series in economics .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 595-621) and index.
Why health economics? -- Utility and health -- The transformation of medical care to health -- The demand for medical care : conceptual framework -- Empirical studies of medical care demand and applications -- The physician and the physician firm -- Physicians in the marketplace -- The hospital as a supplier of medical care -- Hospitals in the marketplace -- The demand for health insurance -- Health insurance supply and managed care -- Government provision of health insurance -- Medical malpractice -- Externalities in health and medical care -- Managing the market : regulation and technical change in health care -- Universal insurance issues and international comparisons of health care systems.
0321594576 9780321594570
Medical economics.
Medical economics--United States.
Economics, Medical--United States.
Delivery of Health Care--economics--United States.
Insurance, Health--economics--United States.
338.473621 / PHE