ECON 2350 (ECON2350)

Completed homework assignment on topics related to the rise of medical expenditures, how much we should spend on medical care, if medical expenditure produces better health, how much health insurance everyone should have, the role of government in medical care, and employer-mandated national health insurance.

Completed homework assignment on topics of medical expenditure and how it relates to quality of health, why the poor are least able to afford health insurance, and comparative effectiveness research. Also covers questions from the paper "A Tale of Two States" (Fuch).

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".

Completed homework assignment on topics related to how much health insurance everyone should have, the pharmaceutical industry, and the high price of prescription drugs. Also includes questions on academic papers "Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Screening High School Athletes..." and "Is Technological Change in Medicine Worth It?".

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.

Presentation based on an article written by David M. Cutler and Mark McClellan, discussing if the advancements in medical technology are worth the associated increased costs of medical care.