Private and Public Goods in Health Care Custom Essay

    1.Review Section 14.4 in Chapter 14 of the Health Economics and Financing text.
    2.Review the items listed below and select an example related to the items listed below
    Pertussis vaccine
    ?Human papillomavirus vaccine
    ?Information about the prevention of pregnancy geared toward those younger than age 18 years
    ?Medical care for a 35-year-old woman who has been diagnosed with cancer; she has two children and is homeless
    ?Electronic health record
    ?Nutritional advising for parents of young children
    ?End-of-life or palliative care for an elderly person with dementia
    ?Mental health care for a group of former U.S. military personnel injured in battle
    ?Safe labeling of pharmaceuticals
    ?The da Vinci robot (surgery medical technology)
    ?In-patient treatment for heroin addiction

    3.write a cohesive response to the following:
    •Identify the example you have selected in the first line of your posting.
    •Explain the extent to which you think this example is a private good or a public good. Ground your analysis in the concepts presented this week, including the presence or absence of externalities.
    •Based on your analysis, describe one or more potential implications for how this good or service is—or could be—managed.

    4. 3 references(scholar peer reviewed, at least one from book “Health Economics and Financing” by Thomas E. Getzen, 5th edition ).

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