医学经济学是近年来得到很大重视和发展的一门新兴的医学学科。美国兰德公司的纽豪斯在其《医疗经济学》(1978年)一书中从五个方面分析了医学经济学研究的主要意义:①医疗保健占国民经济的很大比重,美国医疗保健方面的金额在国民生产总值中的比重,1929年为3.5%,1940年4.1%,1950年4.5%,1960年5.2%,1970年7.2%,1974年7.8%,1976年8.6%,1978年9.1%,呈逐年增加(现已约占10%);从事医疗保健工作的人员占就业人员比重也 Medical economics is an emerging medical discipline that has received much attention and development in recent years. In the book “Medical Economics” (1978), Randall’s New House analyzed the main meanings of medical economics research from five aspects: 1 Health care accounted for a large proportion of the national economy, U.S. healthcare The proportion of the amount of GNP in gross domestic product was 3.5% in 1929, 4.1% in 1940, 4.5% in 1950, 5.2% in 1960, 7.2% in 1970, 7.8% in 1974, 8.6% in 1976, 1978 9.1%, which has been increasing year by year (now about 10%); the proportion of people who work in health care accounts for the proportion of employed people