This journal seeks articles related to the economics of health and medical care. Its scope will include the following topics:
/// Production and supply of health services;
/// Demand and utilization of health services;
/// Financing of health services;
/// Determinants of health, including investments in health and risky health behaviors;
/// Economic consequences of ill-health;
/// Behavioral models of demanders, suppliers and other health care agencies;
/// Evaluation of policy interventions that yield economic insights;
/// Efficiency and distributional aspects of health policy;
and such other topics as the Editors may deem appropriate. Applications to problems in both developed and less-developed countries are welcomed. Articles need to make a significant contribution to the theoretical and /or methodological literature on the subject and contain a strong economics component. Standard impact evaluations, costing studies and economic evaluation of clinical trials are not suitable for this journal.