Overview

An ideal entry point into health economics for everyone from aspiring economists to healthcare professionals. The economics of healthcare are messy. For most consumers, there’s little control over costs or services. Sometimes doctors are paid a lot; other times they aren’t paid at all. Insurance and drug companies are evil, except when they’re not. If economics is the study of market efficiency, how do we make sense of this? Better Health Economics is a warts-and-all introduction to a field that is more exceptions than rules. Economists Tal Gross and Matthew J. Notowidigdo offer readers an accessible primer on the field’s essential concepts, a review of the latest research, and a framework for thinking about this increasingly imperfect market. A love letter to a traditionally unlovable topic, Better Health Economics provides an ideal entry point for students in social science, business, public policy, and healthcare. It’s a reminder that healthcare may be a failed market—but it’s our failed market.

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Author:   Tal Gross ,  Matthew J. Notowidigdo
Publisher:   The University of Chicago Press
Imprint:   University of Chicago Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.313kg
ISBN:  

9780226820330

ISBN 10:   0226820335
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   09 January 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part I: Demand 1. What Does Health Insurance Do? 2. Health Insurance versus Broccoli 3. Free Care Is Not Free: Who Pays for the Uninsured? 4. Moral Hazard 5. Behavioral Economics Part II: Supply 6. How Much Should Physicians Be Paid? 7. Doctors and Hospitals Respond to Financial Incentives (Just Like Everybody Else) 8. Payment Reform 9. Horizontal Mergers 10. Vertical Integration 11. Quality 12. Drugs Part III: Other Determinants of Health 13. Contagion 14. Health Gradients 15. Social Determinants of Health Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Index

Reviews

"“At long last, a concise but comprehensive, conversational, and accessible tour of modern health economics. Better Health Economics is chock full of insights and covers an impressive range of important topics. This is how to teach health economics!"" -- Amy Finkelstein | coauthor of ""We've Got You Covered: Rebooting American Health Care"""

Author Information

Tal Gross is associate professor of markets, public policy, and law at Boston University and a faculty research fellow for NBER. Matthew J. Notowidigdo is the David McDaniel Keller Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a research associate of NBER.

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