Health Economics / Edition 6

by Charles E. Phelps

Overview

Can we really use economic thinking to understand our health care system? Health Economics, now in its sixth edition, not only shows how this is done, but also provides the tools to analyze the economic behavior of patients and providers in health care markets.

Health Economics combines current economic theory, recent research, and up-to-date empirical studies into a comprehensive overview of the field. Key changes to this edition include:

• additional discussion of the consequences of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), in light of current political changes;
• an extensive discussion of quality measures;
• more discussion of preventive services;
• a new section on drug markets and regulation;
• discussion of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs);
• new references, problem sets, and an updated companion website with lecture slides.

Designed for use in upper-division undergraduate economics studies, the book is suitable for students and lecturers in health economics, microeconomics, public health policy and practice, and health and society. It is also accessible to professional students in programs such as public policy, public health, business, and law.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138207981
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/11/2017
Edition description:	New
Pages:	526
Product dimensions:	7.44(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Charles E. Phelps, PhD, has contributed to the field of health economics at the RAND Corporation (1971–1984) and the University of Rochester (1984–2010), USA. Now retired from the faculty, he continues through work with the National Academy of Medicine (to which he was elected in 1991) and various consulting arrangements. He has supervised 35 doctoral candidates across the fields of economics, political science, public policy, statistics, and nursing.

Table of Contents

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 IO 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

Editorial Reviews

Although other excellent textbooks have appeared since the first edition, Phelps remains the gold standard.”
—Alan Garber, Stanford University

“It is an excellent book, well written, clear, provides both a good understanding of the structure of the health care system and the stakeholders, and presents economic analyses to explain their behavior.”
—Dana Mukamel, University of California–Irvine

“I think the text is well organized. …It is more a story than a textbook in some places, and I like that feature. It is as if Phelps has taken what he knows that is appropriate for an undergraduate audience and written it down and we can just upload it. Rather than an encyclopedic attempt at covering the field (which I think many textbooks attempt, and I find less engaging).”
—Shirley Svorny, California State University–Northridge

“The greatest strength of this text is its emphasis on current research. In each chapter, Phelps includes concise and meaningful citations to the latest and most important research.”
—Jeffrey Milyo, Tufts University

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