Here are some health care resources for people that are new to the health sector or want to stay current, as viewed through the lens of an economist. Unfortunately, it isn’t an extensive list for 2 reasons. First, health care changes fast so things get out of date. Second, I view health care through an economist’s lens and economists don’t write enough books and general-interest articles. Nevertheless, there are some good resources below. Please email david.ridley@duke.edu to offer recommendations and alert me to broken links.
Web pages and white papers
- Glossary. Source: CMS
- Health Policy 101. Source:: Kaiser Family Foundation (recommended)
- Very basic video: Understanding Your Health Insurance Costs. Source: Consumer Reports
- World Health Statistics. Source: World Health Organization
- Pharmaceutical Industry Reports. Source: IQVIA
- Health Information Technology Source: American Hospital Association
- Medical Tourism. Source: Wikipedia
News
- Fierce Healthcare
- Kaiser Health News
- Follow me (@dave_ridley) on Twitter
Books
- There are many good Health Economics textbooks in the library.
- Books by Peter Ubel who is my friend and colleague, smart and wise about health care, but he is more skeptical of market-based solutions in health care than I am.
- Books by Regina Herzlinger who is enthusiastic about market-based solutions in health care.
- We’ve Got You Covered by economists Amy Finkelstein and Liran Einav
Journals
- Health Affairs
- JAMA Health Forum
- Health Economics
- Journal of Health Economics
- American Journal of Health Economics
Executive education
- in the past, I taught a 4-day online executive education course called “Navigating Health Care Trends” which is available to Duke alumni and other professionals.
