Musgrave, Frank W., 1932-

The economics of U.S. health care policy : the role of market forces / Economics of US health care policy Frank W. Musgrave. - Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c2006. - xiii, 166 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-179) and index.

Introduction: health care choices, trade-offs, and ownership of health care resources -- The mix of health services: more market and more government? -- The pricing of drugs: who benefits and who pays? -- Managed care: revolution, evolution, or devolution? -- The four "Cs" of the uninsured: causes, characteristics, consequences, and corrections/choices -- Medical and health savings accounts: schemes that you can love! -- The medicare reform school: who pays for the rehabilitation? -- Conclusions and policy implications.

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Medical policy.
Medical economics.
Medical care.

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