New England Journal of Medicine,

New England Journal of Medicine,

Required Reading

Blendon, R. J. & Benson, J. M. (2017). Public opinion about the future of the Affordable Care Act. The New England Journal of Medicine, 377(9). Available in the Trident Online Library.

Gallen, T. S., & Mulligan, C. B. (2018). Wedges, labor market behavior, and health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act. National Tax Journal, 71(1), 75-6. Available in the Trident Online Library.

McCarthy, M. (2017). Trump demands republicans continue effort to repeal Affordable Care Act. British Medical Journal (BMJ), 358. Online. Available in the Trident Online Library.

Mendoza, R. L. (2017). Information asymmetries and risk management in healthcare markets: The U.S. Affordable Care Act in retrospect. Journal of Economic Issues, 51(2), 520. doi:10.1080/00213624.2017.1321451

Pollina, L. D., Guessous, I., Petoud, V., Combescure, C., Buchs, B., Schaller, P., . . . Jean-Michel Gaspoz. (2017). Integrated care at home reduces unnecessary hospitalizations of community-dwelling frail older adults: A prospective controlled trial. BMC Geriatrics, 17. Available in the Trident Online Library.

Stuck, A. R., Crowley, C., Killeen, J., & Castillo, E. M. (2017). National survey of emergency physicians concerning home-based care options as alternatives to emergency department-based hospital admissions. Journal of Emergency Medicine, 53(5), 623-628.

Zsilinszka, R., Mentz, R. J., DeVore, A. D., Eapen, Z. J., Pang, P. S., & Hernandez, A. F. (2017). Acute heart failure: alternatives to hospitalization. JACC: Heart Failure, 5(5), 329-336.

Optional Reading

Website Resources (may be used through the entire course)

The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care. (2016). Home Page. Retrieved from http://www.dartmouthatlas.org/.

U.S. Department of Labor. (2017). COBRA continuation coverage. Retrieved from https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/laws-and-regulations/laws/cobra

U.S. Department of Labor. (2016). Frequently asked questions about portability of health coverage and HIPAA. Retrieved from http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/faqs/faq_consumer_hipaa.html

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: