Study of Health economics

Question 1

It isa branch of economics concerned with issues related to efficiency, effectiveness, values, and behavior in the production and consumption of health and health care.

Answer 1

Health economics

Question 2

_________ studies provide information to decision makers for efficient use of available resources for maximizing health benefits.

Answer 2

Health economic

Question 3

EXAMPLES OF HEALTH ECONOMICS

Answer 3

1. Investing in research and development
2. Governments

Question 4

__________ for new cures and health care equipment.

Answer 4

Investing in research and development

Question 5

_______ subsidize for those who cannot afford insurance or, in certain situations, those low-cost activities and facilities that non-poor citizens can afford on their own.

Answer 5

Governments

Question 6

The goal of health economics is to better understand the economic aspects of ________ and _________ in order to design better health interventions, programs, systems and policies.

Answer 6

health and health care

Question 7

The study of health economics focuses on the:

Answer 7

1. economic behavior of individuals; providers
2. insurers
3. international
4. federal
5. state
6. local governments
7. actors

Question 8

their actions affect health and medical care. This includes:

Answer 8

1. financing health care
2. provide payment systems
3. restructuring health systems

Question 9

In the _____, healthcare economistsanalyze public healthcare policy and whether it is achieving the intended goals in the most cost-effective way possible.

Answer 9

public sector

Question 10

In ________, specific services and products are analyzed to ensure they are provided in the most cost-effective way.

Answer 10

private industry

Question 11

PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH ECONOMICS

Answer 11

1. Equal use of health services for equal needs for healthcare
2. Equal use of health services for equal willingness to pay for that use.
3. Equal health outcomes for equal merit
4. Equal healthcare payments by people for that health care.

Question 12

They analyze data, make assessments and provide advice on the cost-effectiveness of medicines, medical devices and diagnostic tests

Answer 12

Health economists

Question 13

They also evaluate the benefits of new or proposed public health policies to the health service and the public.

Answer 13

Health economists

Question 14

___________ defines health economics “as the application of economic theories to understand the behavior of individuals, health care providers, public and private organizations and governments in decision making.”

Answer 14

John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health