Principles in Health Economics and Policy
2nd Edition
Published on 3. August 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-19-879483-7 (ISBN)
Description
Principles in Health Economics and Policy, second edition, is a concise introduction to health economics and its application to health policy. It introduces the subject of economics, explains the fundamental failures in the market for healthcare, and discusses the concepts of equity and fairness when applied to health and healthcare.
This new edition presents a globally-relevant, policy-oriented approach, that emphasizes the application of economic analysis to universal health policy issues in an accessible manner. It explores four key questions currently facing health policy-makers across the globe: How should society intervene in the determinants that affect health? How should healthcare be financed? How should healthcare providers be paid? And, how should alternative healthcare programmes be evaluated when setting priorities?
The book is an ideal guide to everyone interested in how the tools of health economics can be applied when shaping health policy.
This new edition presents a globally-relevant, policy-oriented approach, that emphasizes the application of economic analysis to universal health policy issues in an accessible manner. It explores four key questions currently facing health policy-makers across the globe: How should society intervene in the determinants that affect health? How should healthcare be financed? How should healthcare providers be paid? And, how should alternative healthcare programmes be evaluated when setting priorities?
The book is an ideal guide to everyone interested in how the tools of health economics can be applied when shaping health policy.
Reviews / Votes
There are many economic and policy books on the market, but none that applies economic principles to policy making in such a concise manner as this one does. * Carole A. Kenner, Doody's *More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-879483-7 (9780198794837)
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Additional editions
Jan Abel Olsen
Principles in Health Economics and Policy
E-Book
08/2017
2nd Edition
OUP eBook
€43.49
Available for download
Jan Abel Olsen
Principles in Health Economics and Policy
E-Book
08/2017
2nd Edition
OUP eBook
€43.49
Available for download
Person
Jan Abel Olsen is a professor of health economics and health services research at the Department of Community Medicine, University of Tromso, Norway. He is an adjunct professor at the Centre for Health Economics, Monash University, Australia, and a part-time researcher at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. His eclectic research interests include measurement and valuation of health outcomes, efficiency vs equality in health and health care, primary care financing, and social epidemiology. He has published extensively in leading journals in these fields, and has served as an advisor to various governmental bodies and commissions.
Author
Professor of Health Economics and Chair, Health Services Research Unit, Institute of Community Medicine, University of Tromso, Norway; and Adjunct Professor, Centre for Health EconomicsProfessor of Health Economics and Chair, Health Services Research Unit, Institute of Community Medicine, University of Tromso, Norway; and Adjunct Professor, Centre for Health Economics, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Content
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