TY - BOOK AU - Sloan,Frank A. AU - Hsieh,Chee-Ruey TI - Health economics SN - 9780262035118 (hardcover : alk. paper) U1 - 338.473621 PY - 2016/// CY - Cambridge, MA PB - The MIT Press KW - Medical economics KW - Economics, Medical N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction and overview -- Health and health behaviors -- Demand for health care services -- Demand for private health insurance -- The market for physicians' services -- Hospitals -- Quality of care and medical malpractice -- Nurses in hospital and long-term care service -- Pharmaceutical manufacturers -- The supply of private health insurance -- Private financing of health care services -- Government financing and private supply -- Public supply and financing -- Cost and cost-effectiveness analysis -- Measuring benefits and cost-benefit analysis -- The contribution of personal health services to longevity, population health, and economic growth -- Frontiers of health economics ER -