Health Economics (Hardcover, 1st)

Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview
Part I Demand for Health, Health Care, and Insurance
Chapter 2 Health and Health Behaviors
Chapter 3 Demand for Health Care Services
Chapter 4 Demand for Private Health Insurance
Part II Supply of Health Care Services and Insurance
Chapter 5 The Market for Physicians’ Services
Chapter 6 Hospitals
Chapter 7 Quality of Care and Medical Malpractice
Chapter 8 Nurses in Hospital and Long-Term Care Service
Chapter 9 Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
Chapter 10 The Supply of Private Health Insurance
Part III Market Structure in the Health Care Sector
Chapter 11 Private Financing of Health Care Services
Chapter 12 Government Financing and Private Supply
Chapter 13 Public Supply and Financing
Part IV Performance of the Health Care Sector: Positive and Normative Aspects
Chapter 14 Cost and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Chapter 15 Measuring Benefits and Cost-Benefit Analysis
Chapter 16 The Contribution of Personal Health Services to Longevity, Population Health, and Economic Growth
Chapter 17 Frontiers of Health Economics