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Donaldson, Cam.

Economics of health care financing : the visible hand / Cam Donaldson and Karen Gerard ; with Stephen Jan, Craig Mitton, and Virginia Wiseman. - 2nd ed. - Basingstoke, Hampshire [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. - x, 286 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-271) and index.

Markets and Market Failure in Health Care
Front Matter
Pages 1-1
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Health Care Financing Reforms: Moving into the 1990s
Cam Donaldson, Karen Gerard
Pages 3-11
Markets and Health Care
Cam Donaldson, Karen Gerard
Pages 12-25
Market Failure in Health Care
Cam Donaldson, Karen Gerard
Pages 26-48
Health Care Systems and Their Objectives
Front Matter
Pages 49-49
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Alternatives for Funding Health Care
Cam Donaldson, Karen Gerard
Pages 51-67
Economic Objectives of Health Care
Cam Donaldson, Karen Gerard
Pages 68-84
A Review of Empirical Findings
Front Matter
Pages 85-85
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Countering Consumer Moral Hazard
Cam Donaldson, Karen Gerard
Pages 87-100
Countering Doctor Moral Hazard
Cam Donaldson, Karen Gerard
Pages 101-115
Countering Moral Hazard in the Hospital Sector
Cam Donaldson, Karen Gerard
Pages 116-142
Achieving Equity
Cam Donaldson, Karen Gerard
Pages 143-164
Future Challenges
Front Matter
Pages 165-165
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Future Considerations: Setting the Health Care Budget
Cam Donaldson, Karen Gerard
Pages 167-182
Health Care Financing Reforms: Challenges for the 1990s
Cam Donaldson, Karen Gerard
Pages 183-189

ISBN: 9780333984314 Tzs 35,520/=

LCCN: 2004052091

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Medical economics.
Medical care--Finance.

LC Class. No.: RA410 / .D66 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 338.433621 ECO

National Library of Medicine Call No.: 2004 O-328 W 84.1 / D676e 2005