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Principles in health economics and policy / Jan Abel Olsen.

By: Publisher: New York : OUP, 2017Edition: 2nd edDescription: 288 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780198794837 (pbk)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 353.624 OLS
Contents:
Table of Contents 1. Health and healthcare- 2. Economics and efficiency- 3. What makes the market for healthcare different?- 4. Equality and fairness- 5. Determinants of (inequalities in) health: An overview- 6. Exogenous determinants of health- 7. The social environment and health- 8. Health related behaviour- 9. Funding sources: An overview- 10. Uncertainty and health insurance- 11. Prepayment schemes- 12. Patient payments- 13. The healthcare delivery system: An overview- 14. Primary care: Paying general practitioners- 15. Secondary care: Hospital financing- 16. Unwarranted variations in healthcare utilization- 17. Economic evaluation and priority setting: An overview- 18. Benefits from improved health- 19. Costs and the cost-effectiveness threshold- 20. Beyond cost-effectiveness: Priority setting- Index.
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Table of Contents
1. Health and healthcare-
2. Economics and efficiency-
3. What makes the market for healthcare different?-
4. Equality and fairness-
5. Determinants of (inequalities in) health: An overview-
6. Exogenous determinants of health-
7. The social environment and health-
8. Health related behaviour-
9. Funding sources: An overview-
10. Uncertainty and health insurance-
11. Prepayment schemes-
12. Patient payments-
13. The healthcare delivery system: An overview-
14. Primary care: Paying general practitioners-
15. Secondary care: Hospital financing-
16. Unwarranted variations in healthcare utilization-
17. Economic evaluation and priority setting: An overview-
18. Benefits from improved health-
19. Costs and the cost-effectiveness threshold-
20. Beyond cost-effectiveness: Priority setting-
Index.