Economics of Health Care Financing (2nd Edition)
The Visible Hand
Author(s):Cam Donaldson, Karen Gerard, Stephen Jan, Craig Mitton, Virginia Wiseman
Red Globe Press
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Paperback - 9780333984314
27 October 2004
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Ebook - 9780230215733
24 March 2017
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This new edition examines the economics of health care systems in a non-technical manner. It is written in a highly accessible manner for economists and non-economists alike. It is very timely and includes the latest...
Show MoreThis new edition examines the economics of health care systems in a non-technical manner. It is written in a highly accessible manner for economists and non-economists alike. It is very timely and includes the latest evidence of health care reforms and their implications from a number of countries with different systems.
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Accessible, nontechnical style
Appeals to economists and noneconomists alike
Discusses the major health care reforms of the last decade from around the world
PART ONE: MARKETS AND MARKET FAILURE IN HEALTH CARE
Health Care Financing Reforms: Moving into the New Millenium
Markets and Health Care: The Basic Theory
Market Failure in Health Care
PART TWO: HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS AND THEIR OBJECTIVES
Methods of Funding Health Care
Economic Objectives of Health Care
PART THREE: A REVIEW OF EMPIRICAL FINDINGS
Countering Consumer Moral Hazard
Countering Doctor Moral Hazard
Countering Moral Hazard in the Hospital Sector
Achieving Equity
PART FOUR: FUTURE CHALLENGES
Future Considerations: Setting The Health Care Budget
Health Care Financing Reforms: Where Are We Now?.