Health Economics and Finance
. Explain why healthcare is different from other goods and services (not less than 400 words and at least three references).
INSTRUCTIONS
1. The answer must use at least 3 academic sources.
2. Make sure that you use the academic literature to help support the issues covered in your response.
3. Include correct in-text citations and a Reference List (both in the Harvard style).
• All sources must be scholarly and fully referenced (indicate the URL of sources where available).
• I request for plagiarism report.
• Use real life examples where applicable.
The instructions for this assignment must be strictly adhered to
Required Resources
• Morris, S., Devlin, N. & Parkin, D. (2012) ‘Chapter 1: Introduction to economic analysis in health care’. In: Economic analysis in health care. 2nd Ed. Chichester, England: John Wiley & Sons, pp. 1–20.
• Morris, S., Devlin, N. & Parkin, D. (2012) ‘Chapter 2: The demand for health care. In: Economic analysis in health care. 2nd Ed. Chichester, England: John Wiley & Sons, pp. 21-52.
• Rijckmans, M.J.N., Bongers, I.M.B., Garretsen, H.F.L. & van de Goor, I.A.M. (2007) ‘A clients’ perspective on demand-oriented and demand-driven health care’, International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 53 (1), pp. 48–62 [Online]. Available from: http://sfxhosted.exlibrisgroup.com.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/lpu?title=International+Journal+of+Social+Psychiatry&volume=53&issue=1&spage=48&date =2007&issn=&eissn= (Accessed: 18 August 2010).
• Leibowitz, A.A. (2004) ‘The demand for health and health concerns after 30 years’, Journal of Health Economics, 23 (4), pp. 663–671 [Online]. Available from: http://sfxhosted.exlibrisgroup.com.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/lpu?title=Journal+of+Health+Economics&volume=23&issue=4&spage=663&date=2004&issn=&eissn= (Accessed: 18 August 2010).
• Wagstaff, A. (1986) ‘The demand for health: theory and applications’, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 40 (1), pp. 1–11
[Online]. Available from: http://sfxhosted.exlibrisgroup.com.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/lpu?title=Journal+of+Epidemiology+and+Community+Health&volume=40&issue=1&spage=1&date=1986&issn=&eissn= (Accessed: 18 August 2010).
Supplemental Resources
• Kernick, D.P. (2003) ‘Introduction to health economics for the medical practitioner’, Postgraduate Medical Journal, 79 (929), pp. 147–150 [Online]. Available from: http://ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/login?url=http://openurl.ac.uk.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/?title=Postgraduate+Medical+Journal&volume=79&issue=929&spage=147&date=2003 (Accessed: 18 March 2014).
• Shiell, A., Donaldson, C., Mitton, C. & Currie, G. (2002) ‘Health economic evaluation’, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 56 (2), pp. 85–88 [Online]. Available from: http://ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/login?url=http://openurl.ac.uk.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/?title=Journal+of+Epidemiology+and+Community+Health&volume=56&issue=2&spage=85&date=2002(Accessed:18 March 2014).
• Haycox, A. & Noble, E. (2003) ‘What is health economics?’, What is…?, 5 (1), Hayward Medical Communications [Online]. Available from: http://www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/painres/download/whatis/what_is_health_econ.pdf (Accessed: 18 March 2014).