The Political Economy of Health Care

Some goods and services are normally left to the market mechanism. Health care is often described as an exception to the rule. Society wants care to be allocated equitably; it wants the financial burden to be kept within bounds; it wants treatments to be both medically effective and economically efficient. These shared concerns lead to a demand for State intervention which this book seeks impartially to appraise and evaluate.

Autorentext

DAVID REISMAN

Zusammenfassung
Society wants care to be allocated equitably; it wants the financial burden to be kept within bounds; it wants treatments to be both medically effective and economically efficient. These shared concerns lead to a demand for State intervention which this book seeks impartially to appraise and evaluate.

Inhalt
Introduction - PART 1: EQUITY - Equality and Health - Health Status and Social Life - Society, Health and Policy - Geographical Location - PART 2: ECONOMY - The Cost of Care - Charges and Fees - Purchasers and Providers - State Regulation - PART 3: EFFICACY - Effectiveness - Efficiency - Notes - Index