Health Care Economics
- ISBN-10
- 0471053619
- ISBN-13
- 9780471053613
- Series
- Health Care Economics
- Pages
- 457
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1979
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Author
- Paul J. Feldstein
Description
The emphasis in this book is on the financing and delivery of per- sonal medical services, rather than on the broader issues of health and health services. Contents: The production of health: The im- pact of medical services on health. An overview of the medical care sector. Measuring changes in the price of medical care. The demand for medical care. The demand for health insurance. The market for health insurance: Its performance and structure. The supply of medical care: An overview. The physician services market. The market for hospital services. Relying on regulation to improve hospital performance. The benefits of competition in medical care. Health manpower shortages: Definitions, measurement, and politics. The market for physician manpower. The market for medical education: Equity and efficiency. The market for registered nurses. The politi- cal economy of health care. The role of government in health and me- dical care. National health insurance: An approach to the redistribu- tion of medical care.
