Lorna Guinness, Virginia Wiseman

Introduction to Health Economics

Herausgeber: Wiseman, Virginia; Guinness, Lorna

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This practical text offers the ideal introduction to the economic techniques used in public health.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McGraw-Hill Higher Education / Open University Press
• 2nd ed.
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 172mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 547g
• ISBN-13: 9780335243563
• ISBN-10: 0335243568
• Artikelnr.: 33467198

Autorenporträt

Lorna Guinness is a lecturer at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK and Visiting Research Fellow at the Australian National University, Australia. Virginia Wiseman is a senior lecturer at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Introduction Section 1: Economics and Health Economics Key concepts in health economics Macroeconomics, globalization and health Section 2: Demand and Supply A simple model of demand Measuring demand Supply: Production in the long and short run Supply: Costs, economics of scale and the supply curve Section 3: Markets A simple market model Health care markets and efficiency Section 4: Health Care Financing The changing world of health care finance Provider payments Private health insurance Achieving universal coverage Section 5: Economic Evaluation What is economic evaluation and what questions can it help to answer? Counting the costs Identifying, measuring and valuing consequences Economic evaluation and decision-making Section 6: Equity and the Role of Government Promoting equity and the role of government Glossary