ABSTRACT

For courses in Health Economics, U.S. Health Policy/Systems, or Public Health, taken by health services students or practitioners, the text makes economic concepts the backbone of its health care coverage.

Folland, Goodman and Stano's book is the bestselling Health Care Economics text that teaches through core economic themes, rather than concepts unique to the health care economy.

This edition contains revised and updated data tables, where applicable. The advent of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in 2010 has also led to changes in many chapters , most notably in the organization and focus of Chapter 16.

chapter 1|19 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|28 pages

Microeconomic Tools for Health Economics

chapter 3|15 pages

Statistical Tools for Health Economics

chapter 5|20 pages

Production of Health

chapter 7|19 pages

Demand for Health Capital

chapter 8|25 pages

Demand and Supply of Health Insurance

chapter 9|22 pages

Consumer Choice and Demand

chapter 10|15 pages

Asymmetric Information and Agency

chapter 11|26 pages

The Organization of Health Insurance Markets

chapter 12|29 pages

Managed Care

chapter 13|18 pages

Nonprofit Firms

chapter 14|19 pages

Hospitals and Long-Term Care

chapter 15|17 pages

The Physician’s Practice

chapter 17|23 pages

The Pharmaceutical Industry

chapter 18|23 pages

Equity, Efficiency, and Need

chapter 21|31 pages

Social Insurance

chapter 22|26 pages

Comparative Health Care Systems

chapter 23|21 pages

Health System Reform

chapter 24|18 pages

The Health Economics of Bads