Economics of Health Care

Gives an understanding of the economic theory underlying health economics, supplemented with practical case study material to show how the theory has been applied.

Henderson, John; Mcguire, Alastair; Mooney, Gavin

Preface, 1 The economics of health care: an overview, 2 Health and health care, 3 Health care as an economic commodity, 4 Distribution, 5 The cost-benefit approach in theory, 6 The cost-benefit approach in practice, 7 The demand for health-a household production theory approach 8 Is there a demand for health care?, 9 The utilisation of health care, 10 The supply of health care, 11 The hospital as an economic agent, 12 The organisation of health care, Conclusions, Notes, Bibliography