The economics of health reconsidered
By: Thomas Rice and Lynn Unruh.
Contributors: Unruh, Lynn.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Health Administration Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781567933284
Subjects: Medical economics -- Mathematical models; Medical care -- Cost effectiveness; Economics, Medical -- United States; Cost-Benefit Analysis -- United States; Models, Economic -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Why should the economics of health be reconsidered?; title: The traditional competitive model; title: Assumptions underlying the competitive model and the role of government; title: Demand for health, insurance, and services; title: Special topics in demand : externalities of consumption and the formation of preferences; title: How competitive is the supply of healthcare?; title: The profit motive in healthcare; title: The healthcare workforce; title: Equity and redistribution; title: Healthcare systems in developed countries : organization, outcomes, costs, and lessons.