Section 1
Introducing Health Care Economics
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Defining Health, Health Care, and Medical Care
Health care economics is a segment of economic study pertaining to the value, effectiveness, and efficiency in health care services.
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Where a Dollar Spent on Health Care Goes: Introducing the Inputs to Health Care
Health care has many inputs and a variety of incumbents, namely insurance providers, administrators, governments, and pharmaceuticals.
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Different Health Care Systems Around the World
Health care systems differ from nation to nation depending upon the level of economic development and the political system in place.
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Externalities in the Health Care Market
Health care can impact people beyond the person receiving and the person providing the care, causing positive and negative externalities.
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Current Issues in Health Care
Current issues in the U.S. health care system largely revolve around the significant policy changes resulting from the Affordable Care Act.