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November 29, 2009
The Economics of Health Reconsidered
Authors: Thomas Rice and Lynn Unruh
A third edition of The Economics of Health Reconsidered has been
published by Health Administration Press (Chicago). This edition is
very different from the previous ones. Thomas Rice is now joined by a
co-author, Lynn Unruh, who is trained as a health economist and a nurse.
The book is now designed as a stand-alone text for health economics
courses. There are three entirely new chapters: (1) a thorough review
of microeconomic theory, which is designed to replace a micro textbook;
(2) a new chapter on for-profit and non-profit health care
organizations; and (3) a new chapter on health care workforce issues,
including the markets for physicians and nurses. The theme of the book
remains the same, however. It uses economic theory and empirical
evidence to show that a competitive marketplace will not necessarily
result in the best health system. Complimentary desk copies can be
obtained from the publisher by emailing hap1@ache.org and indicating:
(a) the name of the class, (b) estimated number of students; (c) level
of students (grad/undergrad); (d) proposed use of text (primary,
supplemental, recommended reading); and (e) a contact name to verify
instructor status.
November 29, 2009: Text Book
October 28, 2009
The Economics of Health Reconsidered
Authors: Thomas Rice and Lynn Unruh
Edition: Third
Publisher: Health Administration Press (Chicago)
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October 28, 2009: Text Book
October 8, 2009
Economic Evaluation in Child Health
Editor: Wendy Ungar
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 978-0-19-954749-4
List Price: £32.95
Publication Date: 08 October 2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
31 black-and-white line drawings | 234x156mm
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Edited by Wendy Ungar, Senior Scientist, Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children; Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, The University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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October 8, 2009: Economic Evaluation , Text Book
August 13, 2009
Principles in Health Economics and Policy
Author: Jan Abel Olsen
Edition: Second
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 978-0-19-923781-4
List Price: £29.95
Publication Date: 13 August 2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
42 black and white line drawings, 234x156mm
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Jan Abel Olsen, Professor at the Department of Community Medicine, University of Tromso, and the Institute of Health Management and Health Economics, University of Oslo, Norway
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August 13, 2009: Methodology , Policy
May 14, 2009
The Economics of New Health Technologies Incentives, organization, and financing
Editors: Joan Costa-Font, Christophe Courbage, and Alistair McGuire
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 978-0-19-955068-5
List Price: #29.95
Publication Date: 14 May 2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
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- Joan Costa-Font, Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer, Health and
Social Care Department, London School of Economics, UK
- Christophe
Courbage, Director of Research, The Geneva Association (International
Association for the Study of Insurance Economics); Lecturer in Health
Economics, Institute of Health Economics and Management, University of
Lausanne, Switzerland
- Alistair McGuire, Professor of Health Economics
and Health, Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics, UK
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May 14, 2009: Economic Evaluation