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Author Profile

Prof. (Dr.) Dinesh Kumar is serving as Professor of Economics at the Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut (U.P.) India. He has a teaching & research experience at University Level for more than 22 Years. He is also performing as Adjunct Professor at Chitkara University, Chandigarh. He has lectured widely in India & abroad on the various issues related to Indian Economy and Development Economics. He also serves as editor-in- chief of a peer reviewed & refereed national research journal "Journal of Socio-Economic Review" published by Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut. "He has successfully guided Post-Doctoral Fellows (4), Ph.D. (5) & M.Phil. (45) scholars. He has authored several valued research papers and book chapters in leading books of Economics. He has edited a book "Environment and Sustainable Development in India- Issues & Challenges". He has authored two books entitled "Indian Economy-Performance & Policies" and "Economic Thoughts of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar". He has completed three major research projects sponsored by ICSSR, New Delhi, Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi and Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut."Prof Kumar has also served as Honorary Secretary of Indian Economic Association. He has also served as Head, Department of Economics & founding coordinator of B.A. Honors in Economics at Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut. He is also an awardee of Educational/Cultural & Exchange Bilateral Fellowship by Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi & National Research Council of Thailand, Thailand (Under ICSSR-NRCT Exchange of Scholars Program). He has also chaired a session in an international conference at Florida, USA.

About The Book

Health economics is a branch of economics concerned with issues related to efficiency, effectiveness, value and behaviour in the production and consumption of health and healthcare. Health economics is important in determining how to improve health outcomes and lifestyle patterns through interactions between individuals, healthcare providers and clinical settings. In broad terms, health economists study the functioning of healthcare systems and health-affecting behaviours such as smoking, diabetes, and obesity. One of the biggest difficulties regarding healthcare economics is that it does not follow normal rules for economics. Price and Quality are often hidden by the third-party payer system of insurance companies and employers. Additionally, QALY (Quality Adjusted Life Years), one of the most commonly used measurements for treatments, is very difficult to measure and relies upon assumptions that are often unreasonable.

Table of Contents

Preface Chapter 1 Introduction Scope Healthcare demand Health technology assessment Other issues Chapter 2 Healthcare in India Healthcare system Access to healthcare Quality of healthcare Chapter 3 Demand for Health and Healthcare Demand Medical goods Derived demand for healthcare Chapter 4 Supply of Health Care Framework and working definitions Supply Discussion Chapter 5 Information Economics Development of the Field Economic Analysis of Information The Information Production Chain Creating Information Goods and Services The Limits to Information as a Commodity Moral Hazard Concurrent conflicts of interest Self-regulation Stockbrokers Economic and political solutions Altruistic social sanctions Chapter 6 The Changing Economics of Medical Technology A dynamic model of technological innovation in medicine The dynamics of pharmaceutical innovation The dynamics of device innovation Concluding observations Chapter 7 Health Administration Terminology Training and organizations Chapter 8 Health Consumerism & Health Insurance Defining healthcare consumerism Account-based health plans Comparisons Chapter 9 Health Policy Different approaches Personal healthcare policy options Other health policy areas Health policy in India Health Insurance Important Chapter 10 Financing Health Systems in the 21st Century Health financing systems Revenue Collection Trends in health system financing Community based health insurance Conclusions Chapter 11 Public Health Economics Definitions and purposes Purposes Priority Areas Society and culture Chapter 12 Cost-effectiveness analysis Cost-benefit Analysis: Process, Benefits and Limitations The cost-benefit analysis process Chapter 13 Population, Health and Development Healthy People 2020 Family planning Categories of community health Economic inequality Health equity Bibliography Index