Health Economics

By: Peter Zweifel, Friedrich Breyer, Mathias Kifmann

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Hardcover | 1 August 2009 | Edition Number 2

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552 Pages

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Health Economics is the most complete text available on the economics of health behavior and health care delivery. Appropriate both for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students of economics, this text provides key analytical tools required for understanding current research, presenting empirical evidence on each issue and summarizing results for easy comprehension. Issues discussed include the "cost explosion" in health care, the power of medical associations, the search for remuneration systems with favorable incentives, and technological change in medicine. Without neglecting ethical concerns, modern microeconomic theory is applied to formulate theoretical implications and predictions, and key arguments are summarized to facilitate follow-up, review, and documentation. Rather than simplifying the issues facing today's healthcare systems, the book models existing complexities as they are, adapting economics to reflect the views of the average person.

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From the reviews of the second edition: "The second edition of Health Economics is based on the German version of 1992. It contains all important facts on the specific characteristics of health products and global health markets at an advanced economic level. ... The detailed mathematical formulas and derivation of theories are helpful for a better understanding of methodology ... . Each chapter concludes with a summary and exercise questions which turn it into a valuable workbook. ... a valuable work of reference for experts as well." (Simone Torka, Journal of Public Health, Vol. 18, May, 2010)

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Preface
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Introduction
Health -- a Priceless Commodity?
Economic Valuation of Life and Health
The Valuation of Health and its Applications
The Individual as the Producer of his Health
Statement of the Problem
Empirical Studies of the Production of Health
Summary of the Issue
Peculiarities of Health Goods and Their Allocative Implications
The Issue
Optimal Design of Health Insurance Contracts
The Issue
The Physician as a Supplier of Medical Services
Introduction
Forms of Delivery of Medical Care
The Issue
Hospital Services and Their Payment
The Issue
The Market for Pharmaceuticals
Issues involved
Future Challenges to Health Care Systems
The Issue
Suggestions for Policy
Health as a Economic Good
Author Index
Index
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