Community and Economic Development in Health Care: The U.S. - Mexico Border Case
Author: Ellis, Michael G., PhD
Date Published: 1997
Economic study that examines how societies choose to divide up finite resources among what appear to be limitless desires. The health or medical economist studied issues that relate t just how society divides up those scarce resources to provide health care for its population. Hence, we ask the multifaceted question, "Just how do we divide up our scarce resources along the U.S.-Mexico border to provide health care, what is the outcome of that practice, and how might we do it better?" This brief essay will provide an overview of the links between health economics and economic development along the border, through the eyes of a medical economist. The format for this discussion will center on five major "health economics" issues that affect the borderlands: 1) Uneven economic development; 2) U.S. national economic issues that affect health care; 3) Effects of NAFTA; 4) Lack of infrastructure to support environmental policies; and 5) lack of funding for basic services
Date Published: 1997
Economic study that examines how societies choose to divide up finite resources among what appear to be limitless desires. The health or medical economist studied issues that relate t just how society divides up those scarce resources to provide health care for its population. Hence, we ask the multifaceted question, "Just how do we divide up our scarce resources along the U.S.-Mexico border to provide health care, what is the outcome of that practice, and how might we do it better?" This brief essay will provide an overview of the links between health economics and economic development along the border, through the eyes of a medical economist. The format for this discussion will center on five major "health economics" issues that affect the borderlands: 1) Uneven economic development; 2) U.S. national economic issues that affect health care; 3) Effects of NAFTA; 4) Lack of infrastructure to support environmental policies; and 5) lack of funding for basic services
