Health Economics and Policy / Edition 6

by James W. Henderson

Overview

Thoroughly examine how microeconomic principles apply to health care delivery and its policies with Henderson's insightful HEALTH ECONOMICS AND POLICY, 8E. Updates and expanded content help you explore the changing nature of health care, the social and political sides of issues and the future of health care delivery and finance as the U.S. transitions beyond the Affordable Care Act. You learn how to analyze public policy from an economic perspective as new content addresses today's policy environment and changes as well as reform alternatives. Special features address issues in healthcare today, profile health care leaders and offer global comparisons. A convenient new eBook format provides imbedded links to extra content. New appendices show you how to interpret empirical results and perform economic evaluations. This edition clearly introduces an engaging economic side of health care that's interesting no matter what your major or future plans.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781285758497
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	05/21/2014
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	8.10(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

James W. Henderson is the Ben H. Williams Professor of Economics at Baylor University where his teaching and research center on health economics and policy. Before joining the Baylor faculty, he was Vice President of Finance and Management at the Dallas Minority Business Center. Dr. Henderson's economic research has appeared in Health Care Financing Review, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Rural Health, and PharmacoEconomics, and he has lectured in the U.K., South Africa, Mexico, Sweden, and the Ukraine. Dr. Henderson earned his Ph.D. at Southern Methodist University.

Table of Contents

1. U.S. Medical Care: An Uncertain Future. 2. Using Economics to Study Health Issues. 3. Analyzing Medical Care Markets. 4. Economic Evaluation in Health Care. 5. Demand for Health and Medical Care. 6. Population Health. 7. The Market for Health Insurance Managed Care. 8. The Physicians' Services Market. 9. The Hospital Services Market. 10. The Market for Pharmaceuticals. 11. Medicare. 12. Medicaid. 13. Medical Care Systems Worldwide. 14. Medical Care Reform in the United States. 15. Lessons for Public Policy. Glossary. Index.