Economics of Health Care Financing
The Visible Hand
Cam Donaldson (Author) , Karen Gerard (Author) , Stephen Jan (Author) , Craig Mitton (Author) , Virginia Wiseman (Author)
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Economics of Health Care Financing
The Visible Hand
Cam Donaldson (Author) , Karen Gerard (Author) , Stephen Jan (Author) , Craig Mitton (Author) , Virginia Wiseman (Author)
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This new edition examines the economics of health care systems in a non-technical manner. It is written in a highly accessible manner for economists and non-economists alike. It is very timely and includes the latest evidence of health care reforms and their implications from a number of countries with different systems.
Table of Contents
Health Care Financing Reforms: Moving into the New Millenium
Markets and Health Care: The Basic Theory
Market Failure in Health Care
PART TWO: HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS AND THEIR OBJECTIVES
Methods of Funding Health Care
Economic Objectives of Health Care
PART THREE: A REVIEW OF EMPIRICAL FINDINGS
Countering Consumer Moral Hazard
Countering Doctor Moral Hazard
Countering Moral Hazard in the Hospital Sector
Achieving Equity
PART FOUR: FUTURE CHALLENGES
Future Considerations: Setting The Health Care Budget
Health Care Financing Reforms: Where Are We Now?
Product details
| Published | Oct 01 2004 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Extent | 298 |
| ISBN | 9780333984314 |
| Imprint | Red Globe Press |
| Dimensions | Not specified |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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