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Title
Economics of healthcare
Type
Text
Monograph
Contribution
Friedson, Andrew (Author)
Subject
Economics, Medical (MESH)
Insurance, Health--economics (MESH)
Insurance Carriers--economics (MESH)
Health Services Needs and Demand--economics (MESH)
United States
Language
English
Classification
LCC: RA410.5 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
NLM: W 74 AA1 (Assigner: dnlm) (Status: used by assigner)
DDC: 338.4/73621 full (Assigner: dlc)(Source: 23/eng/20231018)
Supplementary Content
bibliography
index
Content
text
Summary
"Written in an informal and easy-going style suitable for a wide range of readers, this textbook uses realworld examples to teach the institutional details of healthcare and health insurance and explain the economics that underpin the behaviour of key players in these markets. A complete one-stop-shop for learning about the economics of healthcare"-- Provided by publisher.
Table Of Contents
How economists view human behavior
Where does health come from?
Demand for medical care
Health insurance and demand for medical care
Evaluating evidence
Provider firms
The medical labor force
Providers and incentives
Hospitals
Health insurance as a product
Adverse selection
Prices
Managed care
Public insurance
Pharmaceuticals
Externalities
Medical malpractice
Inequality
International comparisons.
Authorized Access Point
Friedson, Andrew Economics of healthcare
Admin Metadata
Generation Process: DLC marc2bibframe2 v2.5.0
Status: changed
Encoding Level: prepublication
Identified By: bf:Local, 23124903
Change Date: 2023-10-18T10:40:43
Creation Date: 2023-05-11
Description Language: English
Description Modifier: United States, Library of Congress
Description Authentication: Program for Cooperative Cataloging
Assigner: DNLM/DLC