Author Description

The text Book of?Health Care Economics? will cover all issues that arise when dealing with the most important?The Economics,?The Economics of Health Care'.This Text Book split into five units.In these units, we will show how economists have approached the problem of health care. This involves introducing and explaining the economic theory which underpins health economists' Analysis. Much of this theory will look familiar to economics students - scarcity, supply & demand and market failure. But this is not just classroom theory - this is theory applied to actual problems leading to concrete policies. This should bring this textbook theory to life and it will give you a much deeper understanding of the kind of problems and challenges that the modern health service faces.The future of health care and the state of the National Health Service are daily news items. Discussion of health care arouses great passion - who gets health care and how much they get is both a moral and practical challenge to a civilized society and of personal interest to us all. We don't want to get ill and we want to be properly treated if we do.