Health Economics and Financing serves as the perfect primer for the economic analysis of medical markets. It prepares students of medicine, public health, policy and administration who wish to engage the central economic issues of their field—without extensive mathematics or highly technical analytical techniques. Getzen’s text includes effective explanations of how and why health and medicine are both like and unlike other economic goods, as well as knowledge about institutional features, for students who intend to go into this unique and rewarding line of work. Health Economics and Financing serves as an excellent primer for introducing students to the principles and core concepts of health economics rather than its literature, equations, or research methods. New To This Edition · Chapters focused on what is happening in US healthcare, and the consequences it will have on healthcare professionals, in relation to economics. · Emphasizes basic economic principles, instead of focusing equal attention on healthcare and economics. · Introduction to behavioral economics, how it effects the healthcare industry. · Features · Builds Foundations Basic principles and concepts are treated as tools for economic analysis (Chapters 1 and 2). · Uniquely traces the flow of funds through the system to illustrate ownership and incentives. · Provides a strong analysis of capital financing, ownership, and social insurance. ·Contains extensive quantitative and qualitative problem sets (200+) an Instructor’s Manual, and PowerPoint Presentations.