Internet resources
Chapter 33: The Economics of Aging and Health Care


Web assignments:

  1. Social Security Reform
  2. Medical Savings Accounts

Web materials related to topics discussed in Chapter 33

American Medical Association
The home page of the Americal Medical Association contains health care information and information about the AMA's current activities.

Guide to Health Economics, Medical and Pharmacy Resources on The Net
This site, created by Patti Peeples, contains an extensive list of links to health economics sites on the internet.

Health Care Financing Administration
This agency is charged with administering the federal Medicare, Medicaid and Child Health insurance programs. Information about these programs and a variety of health care statistics are available at this web site.

Health Economics: Places to Go
This page, created and maintained by Ansgar Hebborn, contains links to a variety of health economics resources on the web.

National Center for Health Statistics
The web site of the National Center for Health Statistics contains a wide variety of statistics and data related to health care issues.

Social Security Administration
This site contains information on the history of the social security system, it's current finances, as well as information about social security benefits and taxes.

Social Security Privatization page at the Cato Institute.
This page contains information on a proposed replacement of the social security system with a privatized system. Articles, testimony, and video and audio clips are available at this site.

Related resources:

Other economic resources
This page contains a set of links to economic resources that may be of interest to introductory economics students.

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