Economics of Health and Medical Care, 7th Edition by Lanis Hicks, provides a foundation for understanding how economic principles apply to healthcare and medical-care decisions. An original study companion can help learners review important economic concepts while examining the unique characteristics of healthcare markets.
The resource can support study of healthcare demand and supply, medical-care utilization, resource allocation, healthcare costs, insurance, provider behavior, market structures, healthcare financing, and health policy. It can also help students understand how scarcity, incentives, prices, risk, information, and government intervention influence decisions within healthcare systems.
Students can use the material alongside assigned textbook chapters, lectures, classroom discussions, instructor materials, and independent study. Reviewing terminology, comparing economic perspectives, and applying concepts to hypothetical healthcare situations can strengthen analytical and critical-thinking skills.
The resource is particularly appropriate for students studying health economics, healthcare administration, public health, economics, health policy, nursing, and related disciplines. It can help learners connect economic theory with practical questions involving medical-care delivery, healthcare costs, insurance coverage, resource allocation, and policy decisions.
Key Topics
Principles of health economics
Demand for medical care
Supply of healthcare services
Healthcare markets
Medical-care costs
Resource allocation
Health insurance
Healthcare financing
Provider behavior
Market structures
Economic incentives
Healthcare policy
Government intervention
Efficiency and equity in healthcare
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