ECON 3055-Healthcare Economics

Required Readings and Resources

• Chapters 1-4: Lee, R. H. (2023). Economics for Healthcare Managers, (5th ed.). Health Administration Press.
• Centers for Medicare and Medicade Services. (2023). National Health Expenditure Data, NHE Historical Fact Sheet (opens in a new window).
• CrashCourse. (6 April, 2016). The Economics of Healthcare: Crash Course Economics #29 (10:25) (opens in a new window). YouTube.
• Gunja. M. Z., Gumas, E. D., and Williams II, R. D. (31 January, 2023). U. S. Health Care from a Global Perspective, 2022: Accelerating Spending, Worsening Outcomes (opens in a new window). The Commonwealth Fund, Issue Briefs.
• Smith, K. (2023). A (Brief) History of Health Policy in the United States (opens in a new window). Delaware Journal of Public Health, 9(5), 6-10. doi: 10.32481/djph.2023.12.003
• Tolbert, J., Cervantes, S., Bell, C., and Damico, A. (18 December 2024). Key Facts About the Uninsured Population (opens in a new window). KFF, Uninsured.