The objectives of this study are to describe experiences in price setting and how pricing has been used to attain better coverage, quality, financial protection, and health outcomes. It builds on newly commissioned case studies and lessons learned in calculating prices, negotiating with...

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Preface -- Kenneth Arrow and the Changing Economics of Health Care: ‘‘Why Arrow? Why Now?’’ -- Uncertainty and the Welfare Economics of Medical Care (American Economic Review, 1963) -- PART I Supply, Demand, and Health Care Competition -- General...