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Material Type: | Internet resource |
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Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Jan Abel Olsen |
ISBN: | 9780199237814 0199237816 |
OCLC Number: | 317919230 |
Description: | xi, 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents: | Health and health care -- Economics and efficiency -- What makes the market for health care different? -- Equality and fairness -- The health environment -- Health-related lifestyle -- Uncertainty and health insurance -- Compulsory insurance -- Patient payment -- Primary care -- Secondary care : reimbursing hospitals -- Integrating the health care provider system -- Non-monetary effects and monetary benefits -- Costs and discounting -- Equity issues : going beyond CBA and ICER. |
Responsibility: | Jan Abel Olsen. |
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Abstract:
Examining the different structures and techniques involved in making decisions about who benefits from those health care resources available in a publicly funded system, this book provides a concise and compact introduction to health economics and policy.
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