1. Definition
Health economics mainly studies health and medical care markets and policies, including the analysis of medical care systems, services and technologies, medical insurance systems, health behaviors and preventive measures. Health economics, on the other hand, studies the economic problems in the field of health more widely, including public health, environmental health, medical and health care and other fields.
2. Scope
Health economics mainly studies the health care market and its related policy and economic issues, such as medical insurance, medical cost and benefit evaluation. Health economics, on the other hand, pays attention to the influencing factors of health and the ways to realize health protection, such as the impact of environmental pollution on health, public health investment decision, etc.