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245 14 a| The cost diseaseh| [electronic resource] :b| why computers get cheaper and health care doesn't /c| William J. Baumol ; with contributions by David de Ferranti ... [et al.].;

260 a| New Haven :b| Yale University Press,;

300 a| xxi, 249 p. :b| ill. ;c| 22 cm.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-235) and index.;

505 0 a| Part I: The survivable cost disease. Why health-care costs keep rising ; What causes the cost disease, and will it persist? ; The future has arrived ; Yes, we can afford it ; Dark sides of the disease : terrorism and environmental destruction ; Common misunderstandings of the cost disease : cost versus quality and financial versus "physical" output measures ; The cost disease and global health -- Part 2: Technical aspects of the cost disease. Hybrid industries and the cost disease ; Productivity growth, employment allocation, and the special case of business services -- Part 3: Opportunities for cutting health-care costs. Business services in health care ; Yes, we can cut health-care costs even if we cannot reduce their growth rate -- Conclusions : Where are we headed and what should we do?;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

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The cost disease why computers get cheaper and health care doesn't / William J. Baumol ; with contributions by David de Ferranti ... [et al.].

Author/creator	Baumol, William J.
Other author	De Ferranti, David M.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	New Haven : Yale University Press,
Description	xxi, 249 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Medical care, Cost of--United States. Health Care Costs--United States. Cost of Illness--United States.

Contents	Part I: The survivable cost disease. Why health-care costs keep rising ; What causes the cost disease, and will it persist? ; The future has arrived ; Yes, we can afford it ; Dark sides of the disease : terrorism and environmental destruction ; Common misunderstandings of the cost disease : cost versus quality and financial versus "physical" output measures ; The cost disease and global health -- Part 2: Technical aspects of the cost disease. Hybrid industries and the cost disease ; Productivity growth, employment allocation, and the special case of business services -- Part 3: Opportunities for cutting health-care costs. Business services in health care ; Yes, we can cut health-care costs even if we cannot reduce their growth rate -- Conclusions : Where are we headed and what should we do?
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-235) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2012938269
ISBN	9780300179286 (hbk.)
ISBN	0300179286 (hbk.)

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