Description: PART I. BASIC HEALTH CARE ECONOMIC TOOLS AND INSTITUTIONS. 1. What is Health Economics? 2. Health Care Systems and Institutions. 3. Health, Medical Care, and Medical Spending: An Economic Perspective. 4. The Demand for Medical Services. 5. The Demand for Medical Insurance: Traditional and Managed Care Coverage. 6. Medical Care Production and Cost. 7. Cost-Benefit Analysis. PART II. ALTERNATIVE OBJECTIVES AND ENVIRONMENTS FACING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. 8. Profit Maximization in Perfectly Competitive Medical Markets. 9. Profit Maximization in Imperfect Markets. 10. Not-for-Profit Objectives. PART III. GOVERNMENT AND HEALTH. 11. Government, Health, and Medical Care. 12. Government as Health Insurer. Part IV. Health Industry Studies. 13. The Private Health Insurance Industry. 14. The Physician Services Industry. 15. The Hospital Services Industry. 16. The Pharmaceutical Industry. 17. An Overview of Health Care Reform

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