Health Economics Information Resources: A Self-Study Course: Module 2

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Health Economics Information Resources: A Self-Study Course

Module 2 - Sources and Characteristics of Information Relating to Health Care Financing in the US

This module was authored by Jean Newland, Assistant Director, Lippincott Library of the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, with assistance from Jonathan Ketcham, Ph.D., formerly at Wharton and now at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health, Scholars in Health Policy Research Program

Module 2: Learning objectives

By the end of this module, readers will

be able to describe the significant trends in spending, outcomes, and access within the U.S. health care system; and
know where to go to find the main sources of literature and data relating to health care financing in the U.S.

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Last Reviewed: October 12, 2017

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Module 2: Learning objectives