What Macroeconomists Should Know about Health Care Policy /

This primer explains why macroeconomists need to be concerned with issues of health policy and elaborates the essential information that a macroeconomist should know in providing inputs to discussions on health sector policy. The primer illustrates how these issues and the range of appropriate polic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Heller, Peter
Other Authors: Hsiao, William
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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Summary:This primer explains why macroeconomists need to be concerned with issues of health policy and elaborates the essential information that a macroeconomist should know in providing inputs to discussions on health sector policy. The primer illustrates how these issues and the range of appropriate policy options may differ depending on the state of development of an economy and the particular approach taken by a country in structuring its health system. The primer also highlights the appropriate roles for the state and market in health care financing and provision, taking account of the various sources of market failure in the health sector.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (110 pages)
Format:Mode of access: Internet
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