Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Why Health Economics? 2. Utility and Health 3. The Transformation of Medical Care to Health 4. The Demand for Medical Care: Conceptual Framework 5. Empirical Studies of Medical Care Demand and Applications 6. The Physician and the Physician-Firm 7. Physicians in the Marketplace 8. The Hospital as a Supplier of Medical Care 9. Hospitals in the Marketplace 10. The Demand for Health Insurance 11. Health Insurance Supply and Managed Care 12. Government Provision of Health Insurance 13. Medical Malpractice 14. Externalities in Health and Medical Care 15. Managing the Market: Regulation, Quality Certification, and Technical Change 16. Universal Insurance Issues and International Comparisons of Health Care Systems