Health Economics

Health Economicscombines current economic theory, recent research, and health policy problems into a comprehensive overview of the field. This thorough update of a classic and widely used text follows author Charles E. Phelps's thirteen years of service as Provost of the University of Rochester. Accessible and intuitive, early chapters use recent empirical studies to develop essential methodological foundations. Later chapters build on these core concepts to focus on key policy areas, such as the structure and effects of Medicare reform, insurance plans, and new technologies in the health care community.

Chapter 1. Why Health Economics?
Chapter 2. Utility and Health
Chapter 3. The Transformation of Medical Care to Health
Chapter 4. The Demand for Medical Care: Conceptual Framework
Chapter 5. Empirical Studies of Medical Care Demand and Applications
Chapter 6. The Physician and the Physician-Firm
Chapter 7. Physicians in the Marketplace
Chapter 8. The Hospital as a Supplier of Medical Care
Chapter 9. Hospitals in the Marketplace
Chapter 10. The Demand for Health Insurance
Chapter 11. Health Insurance Supply and Managed Care
Chapter 12. Government Provision of Health Insurance
Chapter 13. Medical Malpractice
Chapter 14. Externalities in Health and Medical Care
Chapter 15. Managing the Market: Regulation, Quality Certification, and Technical Change
Chapter 16. Universal Insurance Issues and International Comparisons of Health Care Systems