Health policy issues : an economic perspective /

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Feldstein, Paul J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago, Ill. : Washington, D.C. : Health Administration Press ; AUPHA Press, ©2007.
Edición:4th ed.
Temas:
Medical economics > United States.
Medical policy > Economic aspects > United States.
Medical care > United States > Cost control.
Medical care, Cost of > United States.
Medical care, Cost of.
Medical economics.
Health Policy > economics
Health Care Costs
Health Expenditures
Economics, Medical
Économie de la santé > États-Unis.
Politique sanitaire > Aspect économique > États-Unis.
Soins médicaux > Coût > États-Unis.
Soins médicaux > Coût.
Économie de la santé.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Service.
Medical care > Cost control.
Medical policy > Economic aspects.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Rise in Medical Expenditures
  • How Much Should We Spend on Medical Care?
  • Do More Medical Expenditures Produce Better Health?
  • In Whose Interest Does the Physician Act?
  • Rationing Medical Services
  • How Much Health Insurance Should Everyone Have?
  • Why Are Those Who Most Need Health Insurance Least Able to Buy It?
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • How Does Medicare Pay Physicians?
  • There an Impending Shortage of Physicians?
  • The Changing Practice of Medicine
  • The Malpractice Crisis
  • Do Nonprofit Hospitals Behave Differently than For-Profit Hospitals?
  • Competition Among Hospitals: Does it Raise or Lower Costs?
  • The Future Role of Hospitals
  • Cost Shifting
  • Can Price Controls Limit Medical Expenditure Increases?
  • The Evolution of Managed Care
  • Has Competition Been Tried--And Has it Failed to Improve the U.S. Health Care System?
  • How Will the Internet Change Health Care?
  • U.S. Competitiveness and Rising Health Costs
  • Why Is Getting into Medical School So Difficult?
  • The Shortage of Nurses
  • The High Price of Prescription Drugs
  • Ensuring Safety and Efficacy of New Drugs: Too Much of a Good Thing?
  • Why Are Prescription Drugs Less Expensive Overseas?
  • The Pharmaceutical Industry: A Public Policy Dilemma
  • Should Kidneys and Other Organs Be Bought and Sold?
  • The Role of Government in Medical Care
  • Medical Research, Medical Education, Alcohol Consumption, and Pollution: Who Should Pay?
  • The Canadian Health Care System
  • Employer-Mandated National Health Insurance
  • National Health Insurance: Which Approach and Why?
  • Financing Long-Term Care
  • The Politics of Health Care Reform.

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