The Knowledge and Application of Economics in Healthcare in a High-Income Country Today: The Case of Belgium

• Main Authors: Baudouin Standaert (Author), Désirée Vandenberghe (Author), Mark P. Connolly (Author), Johan Hellings (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Healthcare is a huge business sector in many countries, focusing on the social function of delivering quality health when people develop illness. The system is essentially financed by public funds based on the solidarity principle. With a large financial outlay, the sector must use economic evaluati...