Dewar, Diane M. <br/><br/>
Essentials of health economics / 

 - Sudbury, Mass. :  Jones and Bartlett Publishers,  c2010. 
 - xviii, 167 p. :  ill. ; 27 cm. 
 - Essential public health .
<br/><br/> includes index 
<br/><br/>U.S. healthcare system issues -- The role of economics -- The demand for health -- The demand for health care -- The market for health insurance -- Health care production, costs, and supply -- The healthcare workforce market -- Technology transfer in health care -- The competitive market -- Market failures and the role of government -- Socioeconomic factors -- The hospital industry -- The pharmaceutical industry -- Economic evaluations -- Comparing healthcare systems -- Healthcare reform -- Public policy and health economics. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780763737979 (pbk.) 0763737976 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Medical economics<br/>Economics, Medical<br/>Delivery of Health Care<br/>Insurance, Health
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.473621