Getzen, Thomas E.

Health economics and financing / Thomas E. Getzen. - Fifth edition - Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, c2013. - xxvii, 468 pages : illustrations and graphics in black and white ; 27 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Choices: Money, Medicine, and Health. -- Demand and Supply . -- Cost-Benefit and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. -- Health Insurance: Financing Medical Care. -- Insurance Contracts and Managed Care. -- Physicians. -- Medical Education, Organization, and Business Practices. -- Hospitals. -- Management and Regulation of Hospital Costs. -- Long-Term Care. -- Pharmaceuticals. -- Financing and Ownership of Health Care Providers. -- Macroeconomics of Medical Care. -- The Role of Government and Public Goods. -- History, Demography, and the Growth of Modern Medicine. -- International Comparisons of Health and Health. -- Expenditures. -- Economic Evaluation of Health Policy: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. -- Value for Money in the Future of Health Care.

9781118184905

2012028595


Medical economics.
Medical care, Cost of.
Flow of funds.
Economics, Medical--United States.
Delivery of Health Care--economics--United States.
Health Care Reform--economics--United States.

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