TY - BOOK AU - Hicks,Lanis L. AU - Jacobs,Philip TI - Economics of health and medical care SN - 9781449665395 AV - U1 - PY - 2014/// CY - Burlington, Mass. PB - Jones & Bartlett Learning KW - Economics, Medical N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - Economics of health and medical care, sixth edition is an introduction to population-based health economics as well as the traditional, market-oriented approach to healthcare economics. The book examines economics through the lens of description, explanatory, and evaluative economics. The sixth edition is an extensive revision that refines its approach to evaluative economics by focusing on the tools and methods used to inform decision making, with a particular emphasis on determining alternative approaches to addressing a problem, issues, or decision, and comparing the relatives benefits and costs of those approaches ER -