Required Readings:

  1. Samant Virk, M.D., “Top 4 Healthcare Trends for 2019,” Medical Economics (March 1, 2019).
  2. Damon Francis, M.D., “An Evolving Roadmap to Address Social Determinants of Health,” To the Point – Quick Takes of Health Care Policy and Practice (January 16, 2019).
  3. Keith Loria, “What’s Driving Healthcare Prices? Not Doctors,” Medical Economics (April 22, 2019).

Suggested Readings:

  1. Austin Frakt, “The Astonishingly High Administrative Costs of U.S. Health Care” with subtext “Hidden from view: The complexity of the system comes with costs that aren’t obvious but that we all pay,” The New York Times (July 16, 2018).

Resources:

  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “Social Determinants Of Health:  Know What Affects Health”.