Economic analysis in health care

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Title:

Author:

Morris, Stephen.

ISBN:

9780470016855

Personal Author:

Morris, Stephen.

Publication Information:

Chichester ; Hoboken, NJ : J. Wiley & Sons, c2007.

Physical Description:

xii, 400 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

General Note:

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

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 -- Principles of economic evaluation in health care -- Measuring and valuing health care output -- Economic evaluation methods -- The use of economic evaluation in decision-making.

Subject Term:

Medical care -- Case studies.

Medical care -- Finance -- Case studies.

Medical care -- Finance -- Cross-cultural studies.

Delivery of Health Care -- economics.

Costs and Cost Analysis.

Added Author:

Devlin, N. J. (Nancy J.)

Parkin, David.

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Summary

Health economics is concerned with the evaluation of the effectiveness of health care, particularly by examining the social opportunity costs of alternative forms of treatment. The peculiar nature of the market for health care - that doctors have a major influence on both supply and demand -.has attracted attention, as has the study of the options available for financing such services.

Economic Analysis in Health Care provides a comprehensive coverage of both the economics of health care systems and the evaluation of health care technologies. It has been written as a core textbook for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students with knowledge of economic analysis and will appeal to an international audience.

Adopts an international perspective, using examples and case studies from the UK, the rest of Europe, and other countries. Contains detailed exposition of the economic theory alongside relevant examples and applications Focuses on both market-related and economic evaluation aspects of health economics (some books focus purely on market-related aspects) Strong author team with very broad experience of writing and teaching health economics