HEALTHCARE ECONOMICS: COSTS, EFFICIENCY, AND INVESTMENTS IN HEALTH

Health economics is an important area of economic science that studies the rational allocation of limited resources in the field of health care in order to improve the quality and accessibility of medical care. In the context of increasing burden on health care systems caused by population aging, an increase in the number of chronic diseases and the introduction of high-tech treatment methods, issues of cost management, cost-effectiveness assessment and strategic investment in health are of particular importance. Particular attention is paid to international experience, including models of countries with universal insurance, private insurance and mixed health financing systems. It also considers modern challenges of the industry — pandemics, digitalization, inequality in access to treatment — and ways to overcome them through economically sound policy and planning. The work is of interest to health professionals, economists, managers, as well as students and researchers involved in health economics and policy.