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What is economics?
inefficient!
HEA PTP: M207 Health Economics
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Economics in a nutshell
c. changing expectations:
due to increasing real incomes - people demand to stay
more healthy- now a days many patients are not
prepared to put up with the pain , discomfort and lack
of mobility associated with afflictions like severe
osteoarthritis of the hip , they demand hip replacement
operation. People prefer to go for expensive dental
treatment incase of defects in the arrangement in teeth
to look more smart .
Why health economics?