Health Policy Issues notes

Completed homework assignment on topics related to the role of government in medical care, as well as papers "Using Drugs to Discriminate" (Jacobs, Sommers), "Perspective: Government as Reinsurer..." (Swartz), and "What we know and don't know about the effects of cost-sharing..." (Newhouse, Sinaiko).

Class assignment #7, touching on topics of Medicare, Medicaid, how Medicare pays hospitals and physicians, and the role of government in medical care.

Completed homework assignment on topics related to the RAND Health Insurance Experiment, how much health insurance people should have, and if medical expenditures produce better health or not. Also covers questions on papers "The Population Health Benefits of Healthy Lifestyle", "Air Pollution Around Schools is Linked to Poorer Student Health and Academic Performance", and "Should College Students be Vaccinated against Meningococcal Disease".