American Healthcare : Why It Costs So Much yet Remains a Beacon of Growth and Development.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hilsenrath, Peter, author.

Contributor:

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical care--United States.

Medical care.

Medical economics--United States.

Medical economics.

United States--Economic conditions.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (199 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2022.

Biography/History:

Peter Hilsenrath received his BA in economics and environmental studies from the University of California at Santa Cruz and PhD in economics from the University of Texas at Austin. He held the Joseph M. Long Chair in Healthcare Management and Economics at the University of the Pacific. He was Professor and founding Department Chair of Health Management and Policy at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth. Earlier, Dr. Hilsenrath was an Assistant and then Associate Professor at the University of Iowa, first in the College of Medicine and later in the College of Public Health. He also held faculty appointments in the Economics Department at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. Additionally, Dr. Hilsenrath has held non-academic positions. He served as Chief Economist for Syfrets Managed Assets in Cape Town and was on the Research Staff at the Center for Naval Analyses in Alexandria, Virginia. Peter has taught courses about finance, management and economics in the health sector. He has also taught courses in ethics and corporate social responsibility as well as natural resource economics. Peter's research is wide-ranging. He has published over 75 peer-reviewed articles and reports. They include publications in medical, management and economics journals such as the American Journal of Clinical Pathology, American Journal of Public Health, American Journal of Roentgenology, Annals of Epidemiology, Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Defence & Peace Economics, Health Care Management Review, Inquiry: The Journal of Medical Care Organization, Provision and Financing, Journal of Management History, Journal of Rural Health, PLOS One, South African Journal of Economics, and Technology in Society. Many of his papers address issues of efficiency in the health sector. He has also published in the news media including Business Day (South Africa) China Daily, Fortune, Huffington Post, Jerusalem Post and The Wall Street Journal. He has served on Editorial Boards for Hospital Topics, International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing, The Journal of Health Administration Education, Journal of Health Care Finance, Inquiry: The Journal of Medical Care Organization, Provision and Financing, Journal of Primary Care & Community Health and The Journal of Rural Health. Dr. Hilsenrath has presented his work at many national and international conferences as well as in important institutions such as the Pentagon and South Africa's Parliament. He has participated on funded projects from organizations that include the Centers for Disease Control, the U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, and the U.S. Department of Education.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of Figures

Foreword

Preface: Institutions

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Part I History and Evolution

1 Origins and Evolution of Healthcare

2 Early Evolution of American Healthcare

3 20th- and 21st-Century Evolution of American Healthcare

Part II Topics in Health Economics

4 Market Failure: Asymmetric Information and Monopoly Power

5 Occupational Licensure and Control

6 Health Insurance

7 Allocative Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Part III The Health Sector, Macroeconomics, and Economic Development

8 Production and Productivity in the Health Sector

9 Healthcare and Macroeconomics: Productivity, the Economy, and Monetary Policy

10 Healthcare Institutions, Technology, Ethics, and the Path Forward

Index

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Hilsenrath, Peter American Healthcare

ISBN:

9781000587258

1000587258

9781003186137

1003186130

9781000587241

100058724X

Publisher Number:

99991414496

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.