Principles in Health Economics and Policy - Brossura

Olsen, Jan Abel

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0199237816 ISBN 13: 9780199237814

Casa editrice: OUP Oxford, 2009

Riassunto

Principles in Health Economics and Policy is a clear and concise introduction to health economics and its application to health policy. It introduces the subject of economics, explains the fundamental failures in the market for health care, and discusses the concepts of equity and fairness when applied to health and health care.

Written for students and health professionals with no background in economics, the book takes a policy-oriented approach, emphasising the application of economic analysis to universal health policy issues. It explores the key questions facing health policy-makers across the globe right now, such as:
How should society intervene in the determinants that affect health?
How should health care be financed?
How should health care providers be paid?
How should alternative health care programmes be evaluated when setting priorities?

With relevant exercises and suggested further reading lists at the end of each chapter, Principles in Health Economics and Policy is the ideal resource for both students and health professionals.

Su questo libro

L'autore

Dr. Jan Abel Olsen is Professor at the Institute of Community Medicine at the University of Tromso, and the Institute of Health Economics and Management at the University of Oslo, Norway.

Contenuti

• Part 1 - Concepts and context
• 1: Health and health care
• 2: Economics and efficiency
• 3: What makes the market for health care different?
• 4: Equality and fairness
• Part 2 - Intervening in the determinants of health
• 5: The health environment
• 6: Health related life style
• Part 3 - Financing health care
• 7: Uncertainty and health insurance
• 8: Compulsory insurance
• 9: Patient payment
• Part 4 - Paying health care providers
• 10: Primary care
• 11: Secondary care - reimbursing hospitals
• 12: Integrating the health care provider system
• Part 5 - Economic evaluation and priority setting
• 13: Non-monetary effects (E) and monetary benefits (B)
• 14: Costs (C) and discounting (r)
• 15: Beyond costs and outcomes: Equity and fairness
• Epilogue

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: OUP Oxford
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0199237816
• ISBN 13: 9780199237814
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 240
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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