The LSE Companion to Health Policy

The LSE Companion to Health Policy
ISBN-10
1781004242
ISBN-13
9781781004241
Category
Medical
Pages
352
Language
English
Published
2012-01-01
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing
Authors
Alistair McGuire, Joan Costa-i-Font

Description

The LSE Companion to Health Policy covers a wide range of conceptual and practical issues from a number of different perspectives introducing the reader to, and summarising, the vast literature that analyses the complexities of health policy. the Companion also assesses the current state of the art. Health policy is a wide-ranging subject covering many academic disciplines, but what most studies in health policy have in common is an interest in applying theory to improve practice. This Companion brings academic rigour to bear evidence on a range of central areas within health policy. It covers key issues on the quality, access and inequalities in health and health care; supply and health markets; insurance and expenditures; pharmaceuticals and new technologies: and aging and long-term care. This unique Companion on health policy contains the most important features for health system reform at a time of funding constraints and will therefore hold great appeal for policy analysts and makers, students, academics and management professionals.

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