Phelps, Charles E.,

Health economics / Charles E. Phelps. - 6th edition. - xvi, 508 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-499) and index.

Why health economics? -- Utility and health -- The transformation of medical care to health -- The demand for medical care : conceptual framework -- Empirical studies of medical care demand and applications -- The physician and the physician-firm -- Physicians in the marketplace -- The hospital as a supplier of medical care -- Hospitals in the marketplace -- The demand for health insurance -- Health insurance supply and managed care -- Government provision of health insurance -- Medical malpractice -- Externalities in health and medical care -- Managing the market : regulation, quality certification, and technical change -- Universal insurance issues and international comparisons of health care systems.

9781138207981 1138207985

2017027102


Medical economics.
Economics, Medical.
Health Services Needs and Demand--economics.
Insurance, Health--economics.
Financial Management, Hospital--economics.
Marketing of Health Services--economics.
Health Policy--economics.


United States.

RA410 / .P48 2018

338.4/73621

W 74 AA1

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