Rev. ed. of: Economics of health and medical care / Philip Jacobs, John Rapoport. 5th ed. Aspen Publishers. c2002.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Output of the health care sector -- Economic dimensions of the health care system -- Demand for medical care : a simple model -- Additional topics in the demand for health and medical care -- Health care production and costs -- Behavior of supply -- Provider payment -- Competitive markets -- Market power in health care -- Health insurance -- The labor market -- Economic evaluation of health services -- Value judgments and economic evaluation -- Financing health care -- Public health insurance -- Reform of the health care market -- Regulation and antitrust policy in health care -- Evolving issues in health care.