Economics of Health and Health Care, CourseSmart eTextbook, 5th Edition

Folland is the best-selling Heath Care Economics text that teaches through core economic themes rather than concepts unique to the health care economy.

 

Students who take the Health Care Economics course may or may not have ample background in Economics.  Folland’s text is organized such that core Economics concepts are the backbone of the Heath Care content coverage.

PART I:           BASIC ECONOMICS TOOLS    

Chapter 1   Introduction    

Chapter 2   Microeconomic Tools for Health Economics    

Chapter 3   Statistical Tools for Health Economics    

Chapter 4   Economic Efficiency and Cost Effectiveness in Health Care   

PART II:          SUPPLY AND DEMAND    

Chapter 5   The Production of Health    

Chapter 6   The Production, Cost, and Technology of Health Care    

Chapter 7   Demand for Health Capital    

Chapter 8   Demand and Supply of Health Insurance    

Chapter 9   Consumer Choice and Demand    

PART III:         INFORMATION AND INSURANCE MARKETS    

Chapter 10  Asymmetric Information and Agency    

Chapter 11  The Organization of Health Insurance Markets    

Chapter 12  Managed Care    

PART IV:         KEY PLAYERS IN THE HEALTH CARE SECTOR    

Chapter 13 Nonprofit Firms    

Chapter 14 Hospitals and Long-Term Care    

Chapter 15 The Physician's Practice

Chapter 16 Health Care Labor Markets and Professional Training    

Chapter 17  The Pharmaceutical Industry    

PART V:          SOCIAL INSURANCE    

Chapter 18  Equity, Efficiency, and Need    

Chapter 19  Government Intervention in Health Care Markets    

Chapter 20  Government Regulation–Principal Regulatory Mechanisms

Chapter 21  Social Insurance    

Chapter 22  Comparative Health Care Systems and Health System Reform    

PART vi:         SPECIAL TOPICS   

Chapter 23  The Health Economics of Bads    

Chapter 24  Epidemiology and Economics: AIDS in Africa