Dr. Eric M. Jamelske

Handouts



Economics 280 ~ Health Economics

See Handout Instructions for download and print information on handouts and PowerPoints

Included In Initial Handout Packet*
**Solutions To In-Class Examples


Introduction/Review
Graphing Examples
(pdf)
Graphing Worksheet (pdf)
Micro vs. Macro & Normative vs. Positive Worksheet (pdf)
Pre-Test Questions
(pdf)


**Graphing Solutions
(pdf)
**Micro vs. Macro & Normative vs. Positive Solutions
(pdf)
**Pre-Test Solutions (pdf)


Excerpt From Sick (pdf)



Unit 1
Health Economics Introduction* (pdf)

PowerPoint: Economics Introduction
(ppt)
PowerPoint: Thinking Like An Economist (ppt)
PowerPoint: Health Care & Inflation (ppt)

Economic Optimization & Marginal Analysis
(pdf)
Marginal Resource Allocation Example
(pdf)

PowerPoint: Supply & Demand I (ppt)
PowerPoint: Supply & Demand II
(ppt)

Supply & Demand Examples (pdf)
Production Possibilities With Supply & Demand (pdf)

Elasticity Definitions and Formulas (pdf)
Demand For Medical Care, Elasticity of Supply Example (pdf)



**Economic Optimization & Marginal Analysis Solutions (pdf)
**Marginal Resource Allocation Solutions (pdf)
**Demand For Medical Care, Elasticity of Supply Solutions (pdf)


Print this and bring it to the computer lab class on Tuesday 9/29
Also, save it to your H: drive so that you can type your answers directly into the document

Organ Donation/Transplant: Discussion & Debate & HW (doc)
Organ Donation/Trasnplant Data/Graph Spreadsheet-section 001 (xls)
Organ Donation/Trasnplant Data/Graph Spreadsheet-section 002 (xls)



Unit 2
Production Of Health & The Demand for Medical Care
(pdf)
Health Insurance
(pdf)

**Expected Income/Expected Utility Insurance Model Solutions (pdf)


Unisurance Data Assignment Sheet (doc)
Unisurance Excel Data File (section-001, 9:30am)
(xls)
Uninsurance Excel Data File (section-002, 11:00am)
(xls)
US Census Bureau FIPS Code Key
(pdf)


Prescription Drug Readings & Notes (pdf)

Useful Information, BUT YOU DO NOT NEED TO PRINT FOR CLASS
Prescription Drugs: Relevant Link


Confounding Factors/Socio-Cultural Considerations (pdf)

Useful Information, BUT YOU DO NOT NEED TO PRINT THESE
TWO
OECD Health Care Spending & Life Expectency (excel)
OECD Tobacco Use & Cancer
(excel)



US Health Care & Health Care Reform: Important Considerations
(pdf)

Dr J's Fruit & Vegetable Research and Health Care Survey Research (ppt)


Useful Information, BUT YOU DO NOT NEED TO PRINT FOR CLASS
US Health Care & Health Care Reform: Relevant Reading I
(pdf)
US Health Care & Health Care Reform: Relevant Reading II
(pdf)
US Health Care & Health Care Reform: Relevant Reading III
(pdf)
US Health Care & Health Care Reform: Relevant Reading IV (pdf)

Nutrition Action: Healthy Eating Issue (pdf)



Guest Speakers
Dr William Klish: Lifestyle/Behavior, Health/Wellness & Health Care Costs
(ppt)

State Senator Kathleen Vinehout: Health Care and Health Care Reform (ppt)
Health Care Benefits Exchange Bill
(pdf)
Health Care Benefits Exchange Summary
(pdf)

Dr. Fred Bannister: The US Health Care System in Crisis (pptx)
Health Security America: A Book by Dr. Fred Bannister

Peter Farrow, Group Health Cooperative: Economic Relationships in Health Care and Health Insurance
(ppt)


Student Group Project Presentations

Section 001, 9:30 - 10:45am

Thursday 12/1
Immunizations/Vaccines (pptx)
Alternative Medicine (pptx)

Tuesday 12/6
Alzheimer's Disease (pptx)
End of Life Care (pptx)

Thursday 12/8
Diabetes (pptx)
Healthy Eating (pptx)


Section 002, 11:00am - 12:15pm

Thursday 12/1
Immunizations/Vaccines (pptx)
Alternative Medicine (pptx)

Tuesday 12/6
Alzheimer's Disease (pptx)
End of Life Care (pptx)

Thursday 12/8
Diabetes (pptx)
Healthy Eating (pptx)



Important Health Care & Insurance Resources/Information

HealthCare.gov
HealthReform.gov
Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Kaiser Family Foundation: Medicaid Information

Kaiser Family Foundation: Medicare Information
Agency For Healthcare Research & Quality: Health Insurance Information


 

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Updated: November 30, 2011