Health Economics (3rd Edition)

by Charles E. Phelps

In this market-leading text, Phelps combines current economic thinking and research in health economics with real health policy problems. New to the heavily revised Third Edition is a chapter on Managed Care and additional coverage of pharmaceutical industries, as well as an appendix for review of the Math and Microeconomics concepts used in the book. The early chapters of Health Economics develop essential methodological foundations supported by recent empirical studies. Later chapters focus on major policy areas, such as the structure and effects of Medicare reform, competition and regulation in health care, and international comparisons of health care systems, building on the conceptual material developed earlier in the book.

Genres: Health Care

688 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]

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