Phelps, Charles E. <br/><br/>
Health economics / 
Charles E. Phelps. 
 - 6th edition. 
 - New York, NY :  Routledge,  2018 
 - xvi, 508 pages :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Why health economics? -- Utility and health -- The transformation of medical care to health -- The demand for medical care : conceptual framework -- Empirical studies of medical care demand and applications -- The physician and the physician-firm -- Physicians in the marketplace -- The hospital as a supplier of medical care -- Hospitals in the marketplace -- The demand for health insurance -- Health insurance supply and managed care -- Government provision of health insurance -- Medical malpractice -- Externalities in health and medical care -- Managing the market : regulation, quality certification, and technical change -- Universal insurance issues and international comparisons of health care systems. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781138207981 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Economics, Medical<br/>Insurance, Health<br/>Health Services Needs and Demand
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>W 74  / .P44 2018