What new theories, evidence, and policies have shaped health economics in the 21st century?
Editors Mark Pauly, Thomas McGuire, and Pedro Pita Barros assemble the expertise of leading authorities in this survey of substantive issues. In 16 chapters they cover recent developments in health economics, from medical spending growth to the demand for health care, the markets for pharmaceutical products, the medical workforce, and equity in health and health care. Its global perspective, including an emphasis on low and middle-income countries, will result in the same high citations that made Volume 1 (2000) a foundational text.
- Presents coherent summaries of major subjects and methodologies, marking important advances and revisions
- Serves as a frequently used non-journal reference
- Introduces non-economists to the best research in health economics
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978-0-444-53593-1 (9780444535931)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
1. Medical Spending Growth2. Geographic Variation in Spending and Outcomes 3. Health Behaviors and Prevention4. Health Economics of Economic Development5. Demand for Health Insurance and Health Care 6. Demand for Health Care7. Issues in Cost Effectiveness Cost Benefit and Cost Utility Analysis8. Cost Effectiveness and Payment Policy9. Competition in Health Care Supply10. Reporting on and Paying Health Care Providers11. Health Insurance, Health Plans and Risk Variation12. Markets for Pharmaceutical Products13. Intellectual Property, Information Technology, Biomedical Research and Marketing of Patented Products14. Medical Workforce15. Public and Private Sector Interface16. Equity in Health and Health Care 17. Health Care Disparities
