Machine generated contents note: Foreword -- by Uwe E. Reinhardt -- Acknowledgments -- Preface to the Second Edition --1 Introduction -- 1.1 Why Should the Economics of Health Be Reconsidered? -- 1.2 Purpose of the Book -- 1.3 Outline of the Book -- 2 Market Competition -- 2.1 The Traditional...

Public Health: Prevention, Promotion, Protection -- Social Determinants of Health (Part 1) : Where You Live Impacts Your Health -- Social Determinants of Health (Part 2) : Keys to Improving Community Health -- Prevention, Challenges, and Population Health -- The Role of Data in Population Health...

"The fifth edition of The Economics of Health Reconsidered continues to challenge the reliance on market forces to address health policy issues, and it argues instead for the value of government intervention. By critically examining economic theory as applied to the healthcare sector, the...