Medical Economics and Health Finance

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Covering a wide range of topics in medical economics, the author provides a comprehensive study of cost containment and financial management. The issues of health care competition, regulation, marketing, and the impact of health finances on the quality of care are addressed.

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I know of no other work that is so well grounded in the theoretical and empirical studies that have used modern economic theory and econometric techniques to get beneath the surface of what is happening and what should happen in health-care policy.-The New England Journal of Medicine
"I know of no other work that is so well grounded in the theoretical and empirical studies that have used modern economic theory and econometric techniques to get beneath the surface of what is happening and what should happen in health-care policy."-The New England Journal of Medicine

Author Bio

STEVEN R. EASTAUGH is a Professor of Economics and Finance at the School of Business and Public Management, The George Washington University. The winner of numerous awards, he is the author of six books, including Health Care Finance and Health Care Economics (Auburn House, 1992) as well as more than sixty journal articles.