HEALTH ECONOMICS AND POLICY: SELECT WRITINGS BY VICTOR FUCHS

"The collection represents an extraordinary intellectual achievement and ... a handbook for anyone thinking about health and health policy." Foreword by Sir Angus Deaton winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics "Victor Fuchs ... is one of the world's most influential figures in health, medicine, and policy ... His writings could be considered the single most authoritative guidebook on health economics." Foreword by Victor J Dzau MD, President of the National Academy of Medicine Victor Fuchs offers a selection of his public lectures, articles, papers, and op-eds during the past 50 years. Also included are forewords by Sir Angus Deaton, Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics, and Victor Dzau, MD, president of the National Academy of Medicine. Organized in eight parts, it begins with an introduction to the field of health economics and ends with tributes to the founders and leaders of the field. In between, Fuchs discusses the determinants of health, the cost of medical care, international comparisons, health insurance, demography and aging, and health policy and health care reform. A special introduction precedes each Part. This book represents what Fuchs calls the economic perspective applied to health and medical care, a perspective of which Angus Deaton says, "Fuchs has long been the master." Contents: Praise from Experts Dedication Other Health-Related Books by Victor Fuchs Foreword (Angus Deaton) Foreword (Victor Dzau) Health Economics: Health Economics Health Care and the United States Economic System: An Essay in Abnormal Physiology What Every Philosopher Should Know About Health Economics The Future of Health Economics Major Concepts of Health Care Economics Who Shall Live?: Poverty and Health: Asking the Right Questions Schooling and Health: The Cigarette Connection Reflections on the Socio-Economic Correlates of Health Social Determinants of Health: Caveats and Nuances Black Gains in Life Expectancy The Cost of Care: The Basic Forces Influencing Costs of Medical Care Surgical Work Loads in a Community Practice The Supply of Surgeons and the Demand for Operations Case Mix, Costs, and Outcomes Differences between Faculty and Community Services in a University Hospital Eliminating "Waste" in Health Care The Doctor's Dilemma — What Is "Appropriate" Care? International Comparisons: How Does Canada Do It? A Comparison of Expenditures for Physicians' Services in the United States and Canada Hospital Expenditures in the United States and Canada Why Do Other Rich Nations Spend So Much Less on Healthcare? The Challenges to Health Policy in Modern Economies How and Why US Health Care Differs From that in Other OECD Countries Health Insurance: From Bismarck to Woodcock: The "Irrational" Pursuit of National Health Insurance Public Support for National Health Insurance: The Roles of Attitudes and Beliefs A Comprehensive Cure: Universal Health Care Vouchers Who Really Pays for Health Care? The Myth of "Shared Responsibility" Demography and Aging: The New Demographic Transition: Most Gains in Life Expectancy Now Realized Late in Life "Though Much Is Taken": Reflections on Aging, Health, and Medical Care "Provide, Provide": The Economics of Aging The Financial Problems of the Elderly: A Holistic View New Priorities for Future Biomedical Innovation Health Policy and Health Care Reform: Economics, Health, and Post-Industrial Society Economics, Values, and Health Care Reform The Structure of Medical Education — It's Time for a Change Reflections on Economic Research and Public Policy Health Reform: Getting the Essentials Right The Transformation of American Physicians Professional Appreciations: Preface, Kenneth Arrow and the Changing Economics of Health Care Nobel Laureate Gary S Becker: Ideas About Facts A Review of Martin S Feldstein's Economic Analysis for Health Service Efficiency An Appreciation of Michael Grossman My Remarks When Awarding the ASHE (American Society of Health Economists) Career Award for Lifetime Contributions to the...