Health Economics
Health Economics by Charles E. Phelps is a comprehensive text published by Addison Wesley in 2003, spanning 671 pages. This third edition integrates contemporary economic theories and research in health economics with practical health policy challenges. It features a new chapter on Managed Care and expanded discussions on the pharmaceutical industry, alongside an appendix that reviews essential Math and Microeconomics concepts.
Readers will find that Health Economics develops crucial methodological foundations through recent empirical studies in its early chapters. The book then delves into significant policy areas, including Medicare reform, competition and regulation in health care, and international health care system comparisons. This edition serves as a resource for understanding the intersection of economics and health care delivery, making it relevant for those interested in the economic aspects of the medical industry.
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In this market-leading text, Phelps combines current economic thinking and research in health economics with real health policy problems. New to the heavily revised Third Edition is a chapter on Managed Care and additional coverage of pharmaceutical industries, as well as an appendix for review of the Math and Microeconomics concepts used in the book. The early chapters of Health Economics develop essential methodological foundations supported by recent empirical studies. Later chapters focus on major policy areas, such as the structure and effects of Medicare reform, competition and regulation in health care, and international comparisons of health care systems, building on the conceptual material developed earlier in the book.
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