What Proximate Objectives to Health Policy Makers Pursue to Help

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Essay

What proximate objectives to health policy makers pursue to help pursue the ultimate goals of reducing the physical mental and financial burden of health shock and to reduce households' vulnerability to the burdens that future health shocks might bring?

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Definitions:

Well-Functioning Markets

Markets that efficiently allocate resources through the mechanism of supply and demand, leading to optimal outcomes for both buyers and sellers.

Market System

An economic system where decisions regarding investment, production, and distribution are based on supply and demand, and prices of goods and services are determined in a free price system.

Government Regulation

Laws and rules set by the government to control the way businesses and industries operate, with the aim of protecting public interest.

Total Surplus

The sum of consumer surplus and producer surplus in a market, representing the total benefit to society from trading a good or service.