Health Economics and Policy

James W. Henderson is the Ben H. Williams Professor of Economics at Baylor University, where his teaching and research center on health economics and policy. Before joining the Baylor faculty, Dr. Henderson was vice president of finance and management at the Dallas Minority Business Center. Dr. Henderson's economic research has appeared in Atlantic Economic Journal, Health Care Financing Review, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Rural Health and PharmacoEconomics. He has lectured in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Mexico, Sweden, China and Ukraine. Dr. Henderson earned his Ph.D. at Southern Methodist University.

• PART I: The Relevance of Economics in Health and Medical Care.1. U.S. Medical Care: A System at the Crossroads.2. Health Care Spending Issues.3. Health Care Markets: Can They Work?4. Welfare Implications in Medical Markets.5. Economic Evaluation in Health Care.PART II: Demand-Side Consideration.6. Demand for Health and Medical Care.7. Population Health.PART III: Supply-Side Consideration.8. The Market for Health Insurance.9. Managed Care.10. The Physicians’ Services Market.11. The Hospital Services Market.12. Pharmaceuticals.PART IV: Public Policy in Medical Care Delivery.13. Medicare.14. Medicaid.15. Health Systems in High Income Countries.16. Medical Care Reform in the United States.17. Lessons for Public Policy.Glossary.Index.