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Health Economics and Policy James Henderson (Baylor University)

Health Economics and Policy By James Henderson (Baylor University)

Health Economics and Policy by James Henderson (Baylor University)


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Summary

Demonstrates how microeconomic principles apply to health care delivery and its policies. This book explores the changing nature of health care, the social and political sides of issues, and the future of health care delivery and finance under the Affordable Care Act. It teaches students to analyze public policy from an economic perspective.

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Health Economics and Policy Summary

Health Economics and Policy by James Henderson (Baylor University)

The 6th edition of HEALTH ECONOMICS AND POLICY thoroughly demonstrates how microeconomic principles apply to health care delivery and its policies. While you explore the changing nature of health care, the social and political sides of issues, and the future of health care delivery and finance under the Affordable Care Act, you learn to analyze public policy from an economic perspective.

About James Henderson (Baylor University)

James W. Henderson is the Ben H. Williams Professor of Economics at Baylor University, where his teaching and research center on health economics and policy. Before joining the Baylor faculty, Dr. Henderson was vice president of finance and management at the Dallas Minority Business Center. Dr. Henderson's economic research has appeared in Atlantic Economic Journal, Health Care Financing Review, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Rural Health and PharmacoEconomics. He has lectured in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Mexico, Sweden, China and Ukraine. Dr. Henderson earned his Ph.D. at Southern Methodist University.

Table of Contents

1. U.S. Medical Care: A System in Transition. 2. Using Economics to Study Health Issues. 3. Analyzing Medical Care Markets. 4. Economic Evaluation in Health Care. 5. Demand for Health and Medical Care. 6. The Market for Health Insurance. 7. Managed Care. 8. The Physicians' Services Market. 9. The Hospital Services Market. 10. The Market for Pharmaceuticals. 11. Confounding Factors. 12. Policies That Enhance Access. 13. Policies to Contain Costs. 14. Medical Care Systems Worldwide. 15. Medical Care Reform in the United States. 16. Lessons for Public Policy. Glossary. Index.

Additional information

CIN1285758498G
9781285758497
1285758498
Health Economics and Policy by James Henderson (Baylor University)
Used - Good
Hardback
Cengage Learning, Inc
20140521
512
N/A
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