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Health Economics studies how issues related to health care and health services affect a population. This field applies existing economic theories and models to the health care industry to determine how to provide the best application of potential care resources. It seeks to understand what drives the financial behaviors of individuals, health care providers, and governments when making health care decisions. By doing so, health economists determine which health care resources provide the best financial value. However, such determinations must take into account both the cost-effectiveness of the resulting health care and the needs of both individuals and corporations. Health economists are driven to understand the economic impact derived by the actions of consumers and producers, and how social choice drives health care decisions.