James Henderson

Health Economics and Policy

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Learn to analyze public policy from an economic perspective with HEALTH ECONOMICS AND POLICY WITH ECONOMIC APPLICATIONS, 4e, International Edition. The author explains how the theories work and how health care financial systems operate in the real world. You'll develop an understanding of the social, political, and economic contexts of health care delivery, as well as the changing nature of health care.

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Produktdetails

• International Student Edition
• Verlag: Cengage Learning EMEA / South Western College
• 4th ed.
• Seitenzahl: 477
• Erscheinungstermin: Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 515mm x 515mm x 638mm
• Gewicht: 922g
• ISBN-13: 9780324542530
• ISBN-10: 0324542534
• Artikelnr.: 23877463

Autorenporträt

James W. Henderson is the Ben H. Williams Professor of Economics at Baylor University, where his teaching and research center on health economics and policy. Before joining the Baylor faculty, Dr. Henderson was vice president of finance and management at the Dallas Minority Business Center. Dr. Henderson's economic research has appeared in Atlantic Economic Journal, Health Care Financing Review, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Rural Health and PharmacoEconomics. He has lectured in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Mexico, Sweden, China and Ukraine. Dr. Henderson earned his Ph.D. at Southern Methodist University.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: THE RELEVANCE OF ECONOMICS IN HEALTH AND MEDICAL CARE. 1. U.S. Medical Care: Crisis or Conundrum. 2. Using Economics to Study Health Issues. 3. Analyzing Medical Care Markets. 4. Economic Evaluation in Health Care. Part II: DEMAND-SIDE CONSIDERATIONS. 5. Demand for Health and Medical Care. 6. The Market for Health Insurance. Part III: SUPPLY-SIDE CONSIDERATIONS. 7. Managed Care. 8. The Physicians' Services Market. 9. The Hospital Services Market. 10. The Market for Pharmaceuticals. 11. Confounding Factors. Part IV: PUBLIC POLICY IN MEDICAL CARE DELIVERY. 12. Policies that Enhance Access. 13. Policies to Contain Costs. 14. Medical Care Systems Worldwide. 15. Medical Care Reform in the United States. 16. Lessons for Public Policy.