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Essentials of health economics /

Dewar, Diane M.

Essentials of health economics / Diane M. Dewar. - Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2010. - xviii, 167 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. - Essential public health . - Essential public health. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

U.S. healthcare system issues -- The role of economics -- The demand for health -- The demand for health care -- The market for health insurance -- Health care production, costs, and supply -- The healthcare workforce market -- Technology transfer in health care -- The competitive market -- Market failures and the role of government -- Socioeconomic factors -- The hospital industry -- The pharmaceutical industry -- Economic evaluations -- Comparing healthcare systems -- Healthcare reform -- Public policy and health economics.

ISBN: 9780763737979 (pbk.) 0763737976 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2009000083

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Medical economics--United States
Economics, Medical--United States
Delivery of Health Care--economics--United States
Insurance, Health--economics--United States

LC Class. No.: RA410.53 / .D49 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 338.4 / DDE