The economics of health and health care / Sherman Folland, Allen C. Goodman, Miron Stano.
| Author/creator | Folland, Sherman |
| Other author | Goodman, Allen C. |
| Other author | Stano, Miron. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Macmillan Pub. Co. ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, ©1993. |
| Description | x, 726 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Basic economic tools -- Introduction -- Microeconomic tools for health economics -- Statistical tools for health economics -- Supply and demand -- Production of health -- Demand for health capital -- Information: asymmetric information and agency -- Consumer choice and demand -- Information: inperfect agency and supplier-induced demand -- Health, health care and advertising -- Insurance and organization of health providers -- Insurance -- Health maintenance organizations (HMO's) -- Production and cost of health care -- Technology -- Role of nonprofit firms -- Technology -- Information: physician uncertainty and small area variations -- Social insurance -- Equity, efficiency, and need -- Social insurance -- Comparative health care systems -- Labor -- Labor markets and professional training -- Training and practice of physicians -- Regulation and competition -- Government intervention in health care markets and an introduction to regulation -- Regulation of the hospital sector -- Cost-benefit analysis and applications to health care -- Antitrust in health care. |
| General note | Cover title: The economics of health & health care. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [682]-705) and indexes. |
| Other title | Economics of health & health care. |
| LCCN | 92049839 |
| ISBN | 0023385308 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laupus | Books - Stacks | W 74 F667E 1993 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |