Phelps, Charles E. <br/><br/>
Health economics / 
Charles E. Phelps. 
 - 4th ed. 
 - New York :  Addison-Wesley,  c2010. 
 - xvi, 640 p. :  ill. 
 - Addison-Wesley series in economics .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 595-621) 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 and technical change in health care -- Universal insurance issues and international comparisons of health care systems. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0321594576 9780321594570 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Economics, Medical<br/>Insurance, Health<br/>Delivery of Health Care
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>W 74  / .P44 2010