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.