Principles in Health Economics and Policy, second edition, is a concise introduction to health economics and its application to health policy. It introduces the subject of economics, explains the fundamental failures in the market for healthcare, and discusses the concepts of equity and fairness when applied to health and healthcare.

This new edition presents a globally-relevant, policy-oriented approach, that emphasizes the application of economic analysis to universal health policy issues in an accessible manner. It explores four key questions currently facing health policy-makers across the globe: How should society intervene in the determinants that affect health? How should healthcare be financed? How should healthcare providers be paid? And, how should alternative healthcare programmes be evaluated when setting priorities?

The book is an ideal guide to everyone interested in how the tools of health economics can be applied when shaping health policy.

Preface
Acknowledgement
1. Need for Health Economics
2. Impact of Health Economics
3.Demand and Supply in Healthcare
4. Cost Containment in Healthcare
5. Importance of Health for Human Capital and Development
6.Poverty and Health and Malnutrition
7. Health Care Financing and Voluntary Contributions
8. International Convenants, Acts and Rules Regarding Public Health
9. Indicators of Health
10. Healthcare Financing by The Government
11. Healthcare and Policy in india
12. Disease Burden and Indias Epidemiologic Transition
13.Qaly and Daly
14.Human Life and Health Inqqualities
15. Gender and Health Indicators
16. Budgetary Allocations to Healthcare Sector
17. Health System and Health Tourism in India
18.Income Elasticity and Health Tourism in India
19.Telehealth and Current Health Scenario
20. National Health Policies in India
21. Role of Government in Health Sector
22. Economic Evaluations of Health Programs
Multiple Choice Quizzes
References
Index