The Economics of Health and Health Care : Pearson New International Edition

For courses in Health Economics, U.S. Health Policy/Systems, or Public Health, taken by health services students or practitioners, the text makes economic concepts the backbone of its health care coverage. Folland, Goodman and Stano's book is the bestselling Health Care Economics text that teaches through core economic themes, rather than concepts unique to the health care economy. This edition contains revised and updated data tables, where applicable. The advent of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in 2010 has also led to changes in many chapters, most notably in the organization and focus of Chapter 16. Microeconomic Tools For Health Economics -- Statistical Tools For Health Economics -- Economic Efficiency And Cost-benefit Analysis -- Production Of Health -- The Production, Cost, And Technology Of Health Care -- Demand For Health Capital -- Demand And Supply Of Health Insurance -- Consumer Choice And Demand -- Asymmetric Information And Agency -- The Organization Of Health Insurance Markets -- Managed Care -- Nonprofit Firms -- Hospitals And Long-term Care -- The Physician's Practice -- Health Care Labor Markets And Professional Training -- The Pharmaceutical Industry -- Equity, Efficiency, And Need -- Government Intervention In Health Care Markets -- Government Regulation : Principal Regulatory -- Social Insurance -- Comparative Health Care Systems -- Health System Reform -- The Health Economics Of Bads -- Epidemiology And Economics : Hiv/aids In Africa. Sherman Folland, Allen C. Goodman, Miron Stano. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 556-589) And Index.