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American Healthcare : Why It Costs So Much Yet Remains a Beacon of Growth and Development, Paperback / softback Book

American Healthcare : Why It Costs So Much Yet Remains a Beacon of Growth and Development Paperback / softback

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Selected by the Association of University Programs in Health Administrationfor the Bugbee-Falk Book AwardIs the health sector a curse or a blessing?

The American health sector now accounts for a fifth of the economy.

American healthcare spending per capita far exceeds that of other developed countries.

Yet our health, as measured by life expectancy and infant mortality, is poor by comparison with the developed world.

Other measures of quality including hospital-acquired infection are too common.

Healthcare costs financially cripple households despite advances associated with the Affordable Care Act.

There is widespread dissatisfaction with the American healthcare system and support for more change. It is also the case that the health sector has been a leader in the evolution of the American economy.

Economic development is driven by innovative technology.

We tend to applaud new technology and the improvement it brings to our lives.

Important recent technologies often grow rapidly and faster than the wider economy.

This leads to larger shares of the economy. Yet there is considerable apprehension about costs and economic impact of health spending.

This book details important health sector institutions and uniquely, explores linkages between healthcare and broader economic growth.

The book addresses asymmetric information between providers and consumers as well as between insurers and beneficiaries.

There is a focus on monopoly power in labor markets which contributes to inefficiencies in the system.

The author also discusses cost-effectiveness and allocative efficiency as well as emphasizing productivity and its relationship to the wider economy.

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