The Economics of US Health Care Policy
by Charles E. Phelps, Stephen T. Parente
1st Edition
Publisher: Routledge
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780415784313 |
| eText ISBN | 9781351856348 |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Publishing Year | 2017 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 256 |
The Economics of US Health Care Policy, 1st Edition, explores the structure of the United States health care system and sets out the economic case for reform.
The volume examines how incentive distortions facing market participants can be corrected to achieve lower costs, higher care quality, improved patient safety, and more efficient resource allocation. It addresses private insurance coverage, employer-paid health benefits, tax policy, and proposed improvements to Medicare and Medicaid.
Prepared as a supplementary textbook for health economics and health policy courses, the text provides economic analysis accessible to students without advanced training in economics.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The pivotal role of employer-paid health insurance
Chapter 2: An alternate universe Life without the tax subsidy
Chapter 3: How to get there from here and also grow the economy
Chapter 4: Who might support or oppose our proposal?
Chapter 5: What else needs fixing?
Chapter 6: Pre-existing conditions and the individual mandate
Chapter 7: Understanding Medicare and Medicaid
Chapter 8: Rationalizing Medicare and Medicaid
Chapter 9: Further discussion of our Medicare and Medicaid proposals
Chapter 10: Chronic conditions
Chapter 11: Bringing health care waste, fraud, and abuse technology into the 21st century
Chapter 12: Towards a functional electronic health record—soon
Chapter 13: Maximizing the promise of Accountable Care Organizations
Chapter 14: Getting rid of overstated medical bills
Chapter 15: Concluding comments
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