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What is included with this book?
Section 1: Economics and Health Economics
Key concepts in health economics
Macroeconomics, globalization and health
Section 2: Demand and Supply
A simple model of demand
Measuring demand
Supply: Production in the long and short run
Supply: Costs, economics of scale and the supply curve
Section 3: Markets
A simple market model
Health care markets and efficiency
Section 4: Health Care Financing
The changing world of health care finance
Provider payments
Private health insurance
Achieving universal coverage
Section 5: Economic Evaluation
What is economic evaluation and what questions can it help to answer?
Counting the costs
Identifying, measuring and valuing consequences
Economic evaluation and decision-making
Section 6: Equity and the Role of Government
Promoting equity and the role of government
Glossary
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