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OverviewIt has become trite to observe that increases in health care costs have become unsustainable. How best for policy to address these increases, however, depends in part on the degree to which they represent increases in the real quantity of medical services as opposed to increased unit prices of existing services. And an even more fundamental question is the degree to which the increased spending actually has purchased improved health. Accounting for Health and Health Care addresses both these issues. The government agencies responsible for measuring unit prices for medical services have taken steps in recent years that have greatly improved the accuracy of those measures. Nonetheless, this book has several recommendations aimed at further improving the price indices. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Panel to Advance a Research Program on the Design of National Health Accounts , Committee on National Statistics , Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education , National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press Imprint: National Academies Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.376kg ISBN: 9780309156790ISBN 10: 0309156793 Pages: 238 Publication Date: 05 February 2011 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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