The challenge of health care delivery and health policy -- Organization of care -- Government and health insurance : the policy process -- Comparative health systems -- Population health -- Public health : a transformation for the 21st century -- Health and behavior -- Vulnerable populations :...

"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...

Das Gesundheitswesen hat einerseits hohe Bedeutung für die Bürger und Patienten, andererseits ist es ein zunehmend bedeutsamer Wirtschaftsfaktor. Häufige Reformen und vielfältige Berichterstattung lassen den Eindruck entstehen, dass eine rationale Steuerung der gesundheitlichen Versorgung...

"Since the first edition of Who Shall Live? (1974), over 100,000 students, teachers, physicians, and general readers from more than a dozen fields have found this book to be a reader-friendly, authoritative introduction to economic concepts applied to health and medical care. Health care is by...

History of the U.S. healthcare system -- Impact of the Affordable Care Act on healthcare services -- Current operations of the healthcare system -- Government's role in U.S. health care -- Public health's role in health care -- Inpatient and outpatient services -- U.S. healthcare workforce --...

Economics of health care -- Insurance and reimbursement -- Managed care and ACOs -- Measuring nursing care -- Reporting and managing budgets -- Budget planning -- Special purpose, capital, and other budgets -- Cost-finding, break-even, and charges -- Comparing costs and benefits -- Writing a...