Economic analysis in health care /

Economic analysis in health care / Stephen Morris [and three others] - Second edition. - xiv, 386 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to economic analysis in health care -- The demand for health care -- The production and costs of health care -- The supply of health care -- Markets, market failure, and the role of government in health care -- Health insurance and health care financing -- Equity in health care -- Health care labour markets -- Welfarist and non-welfarist foundations of economic evaluation -- Principles of economic evaluation in health care -- Measuring and valuing health care output -- Economic evaluation methods -- The use of economic evaluation in decision making.

Economic Analysis in Health Care' provides comprehensive coverage of the field of economic analysis in health and health care. It contains a detailed exposition of the economic theory alongside relevant examples and applications.


In English; summary in English.

9781119951490 (paper : alk. paper)


Medical economics.
Medical care--Cost effectiveness.
Medical care--Finance.



--Text book

338.433621 / ECO