4860 (v.5) Health Economics 584

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Area:	School of Public Health
Contact Hours:	4.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
The economic concepts of scarcity, opportunity cost, the margin, discounting, production functions, utility and demand. Efficiency and equity. Principles of economic evaluation in health care. Classification and measurement of costs and benefits. Financial arrangements for health services. Health insurance. Cost containment in health care.