october 19th

Question 1

health economics

Answer 1

branch of economics concerned with how scarce resources are allocated and used in health systems
eg,. cost-benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis

Question 2

cost-benefit analysis

Answer 2

compare the monetary value of resources used with the monetary value of resources saved or created
-places a monetary value on lives and quality of life
-often done using willingness-to-pay methodology
-policy alternatives can be compared by the net monetary benefit

Question 3

cost-effectiveness analysis

Answer 3

compares the monetary value of resources used with health effects
-how much will it cost to achieve particular health benefits?
-can we spend the same amount on another intervention to achieve more health benefits?

Question 4

who should make, or have the greatest influence on, health policy decisions?

Answer 4

-governments
-street-level bureaucrats
-subject matter experts
-health organizations
-patients/the public
-other?

Question 5

what is an interest group?

Answer 5

group outside the state including market and some civil society groups that attempts to influence policy to achieve specific goals

Question 6

government

Answer 6

institutions and procedures for making and enforcing rules and other collection decisions

Question 7

governance

Answer 7

all processes of governing, whether undertaken by a government, market, or network

Question 8

lobbying

Answer 8

process through which individuals and groups articulate their interests to federal, provincial or municipal governments in order to influence public policy or government decision-making