Health Economics

by Charles E. Phelps

Health Economics combines current economic theory, recent research, and health policy problems into a comprehensive overview of the field. This thorough update of a classic and widely used text follows author Charles E. Phelps' thirteen years of service as Provost of the University of Rochester. Accessible and intuitive, early chapters use recent empirical studies to develop essential methodological foundations. Later chapters build on these core concepts to focus on key policy areas, such as the structure and effects of Medicare reform, insurance plans, and new technologies in the health care community. This edition contains revised and updated data tables and contains information throughout the text on the latest changes that were made to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).

Genres: Health Care

550 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Allison]

Changed course textbook to this one instead of the traditional Bhattacharya so had to read through it all. Pretty dry overall but great intro for MHA and MPH students where this’ll be their only exposure to these topics. A few complaints. E.g. Chapter 16- wish the PPACA wasn’t the BIG focus and instead wish it focused more on how other healthcare systems approach healthcare economics decisions.

I read it so I’m counting it towards my book goal lol

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

By some miracle this book led me to an A in surprisingly academically rigorous health economics course at my… you know… academically rigorous institution #wherefungoestodie