Internet resources
Chapter 19
: The Economics of Aging and Health Care
Web assignments:- Social Security Reform
- Medical Savings Accounts
Web materials related to topics discussed in Chapter 19
American Medical Association
The home page of the Americal Medical Association contains health care information and
information about the AMA's current activities.
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.
HealthEconomics.com's Guide to Health Economics, Medical and Pharmacy Resources on The Net
This site contains an extensive list of links to
health economics sites on the internet.
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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