Health care economics / Paul J. Feldstein.

Introduction to the economics of medical care
Production of health: the impact of medical services on health
Overview of the medical care sector
Measuring changes in the price of medical care
Demand for medical care
Demand for health insurance
Supply of medical care: an overview
Market for health insurance: its performance and structure
Physician services market
Market for hospital services
Relying on regulation to improve hospital performance
Market competition in medical care
Health manpower shortages and surpluses: definitions, measurement, and policies
Market for physician manpower
Market for medical education: equity and efficiency
Market for registered nurses
Political economy of health care
Role of government in health and medical care
National health insurance: an approach to the redistribution of medical care
Market for long-term care services
Concluding comments on the economics of health care.