An examination off the factors that affect the measures and approaches to address health care issues in the United States, primarily that of rising costs leading to the subsequent financial impact on providers and recipients, impacts on access to and quality of services, and health disparities...

"Health Economics and Financing is a primer for the economic analysis of medical markets. Its intended audiences are students of medicine, public health, policy, and administration who wish to engage the central economic issues of their field without prolonged preparatory work; beginning...