ECON 3055-Healthcare Economics

Topic Overview References:

• Anderson, G. F., Hussey, P., and Petrosyan, V. (2019). It's Still the Prices, Stupid: Why the U.S. Spends So Much on Health Care, and a Tribute to Uwe Reinhardt (opens in a new window). Health Affairs, 38(1). doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.05144
• Blumethal, D., Gumas, E. D., Shah, A., Gunja, M. Z., and Williams II, R. D. (19 September, 2024). Mirror, Mirror 2024: A Portrait of the Failing U.S. Health System (opens in a new window). The Commonwealth Fund, Area of Focus, Improving Health Care Quality.
• CIA. (n.d.). Country Comparisons: Maternal Mortality Ratio (opens in a new window). The World Factbook.

Required Readings and Resources:

• Chapters 6 and 18: Lee, R. H. (2023). Economics for Healthcare Managers, (5th ed.). Health Administration Press.
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS.gov). (2024). History: CMS' Program History (opens in a new window). Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Who We Are, Our History.
• KFF. (13 February, 2019). An Overview of Medicare (opens in a new window). KFF, Medicare.
• KFF. (25 April, 2013). Summary of the Affordable Care Act (opens in a new window). KFF, Affordable Care Act.
• KFF. (9 May, 2025). Status of State Medicaid Expansion Decisions (opens in a new window). KFF.
• Medicaid.gov. (n.d.). Medicaid (opens in a new window). Medicaid.gov.
• Turkonomics. (1 April, 2025). The Economics of Healthcare Systems Worldwide (6:53) (opens in a new window). YouTube.