CAN SOMEONE DO MY WEEK 2 DISCUSSION IN MHA618: Health Economics (NDH2546A)

 

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read the following resources:

• Chapter 3: The Competitive Market from the textbook, Essentials of Health Economics
• Chapter 4: Noncompetitive Market Models and Market Failures from the textbook, Essentials of Health Economics
• Why the Economic Aspects of Healthcare Are Not UniqueLinks to an external site. article

Healthcare delivery system organizations, managers, and administrators need to understand healthcare economics. It is also important to understand the role of suppliers and consumers in market fluctuations that both positively and negatively affect patient healthcare outcomes. 

In your initial post,

• Discuss perfect competition as an abstract model and gold standard encompassing the four characteristics as follows:
  • many sellers possessing small market shares
  • a homogeneous product
  • no barriers to entry
  • perfect consumer information
• Describe supply and demand and how this economic concept influences healthcare policy.
• Compare and contrast the monopoly model and the perfect competition model.

 Your initial post should be a minimum of 500 words.