Health economics / Charles E. Phelps.
By: Phelps, Charles E.
Boston : Pearson, c2013Edition: 5th ed.Description: p. ; cm.ISBN: 9780324789072; 9780324789072.Subject(s): Economics, Medical -- United States | Financial Management, Hospital -- economics -- United States | Health Policy -- economics -- United States | Insurance, Health -- economics -- United States | Marketing of Health Services -- economics -- United StatesGenre/Form: Print books.DDC classification: RA 410 .S26 2010Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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On Shelf | RA 410 .S26 2010 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000000215 | ||
On Shelf | RA 410 .S26 2010 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000000359 |
Includes bibliographical references 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.