Includes bibliographical references (pages 328-351) and index.
1. Introduction: a thing apart?; 2. Health status and health care; 3. Needs and wants; 4. Payment for health; 5. The value of life; 6. Efficiency; 7. Utility; 8. Equity and equality; 9. Equality and health; 10. Cost; 11. Conclusion: containing the cost; Bibliography; Index.
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Health care absorbs an increasing share of resources in all countries. This book examines the ways in which governments can keep down morbidity and mortality while also ensuring that treatments are medically justifiable, economically cost-effective and socially equitable.