| Edition |
4th ed. |
| Description |
xv, 571 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Delmar series in health services administration
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction to the economics of medical care -- Production of health: the impact of medical services on health -- Overview of the medical care sector -- Measuring changes in the price of medical care -- Demand for medical care -- Demand for health insurance -- Supply of medical care: an overview -- Market for health insurance: its performance and structure -- Physician services market -- Market for hospital services -- Relying on regulation to improve hospital performance -- Market competition in medical care -- Health manpower shortages and surpluses: definitions, measurement, and policies -- Market for physician manpower -- Market for medical education: equity and efficiency -- Market for registered nurses -- Political economy of health care -- Role of government in health and medical care -- National health insurance: an approach to the redistribution of medical care -- Market for long-term care services -- Concluding comments on the economics of health care. |
| Subject |
Medical economics.
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Medical economics -- United States.
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Economics, Medical -- United States. |
| ISBN |
0827353170 |
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9780827353176 |
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0827350007 |
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9780827350007 |
| Standard No. |
NLM 9303220 |
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NLGGC 116670231 |
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YDXCP 799118 |
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NZ1 4419720 |
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AU@ 000008987341 |
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