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Chapter 2: The Economics of Women`s Health
Academy Health is a leading web resource for health policy researchers and analysts. It contains information on consumer health-related behaviors, health care disparities, and health care coverage patterns.
Download the 2006 State of States report on health care coverage in the United States and read the first three sections (the executive summary, uninsurance in America, and increasing health care costs. Using the report and your textbook, write a brief (2-3 paragraph) essay that describes some of the reasons why health care in the U.S. is so expensive and how health care costs have changed over the past 10 years.
Academy Health
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The World Health Organization is the U.N.`s specialized health agency. This website summarizes efforts to use preventative health care to improve global health.
World Health Organization: Integrating Prevention into Healthcare
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The AHRQ is the agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services responsible for improving health care quality, efficiency, and access.
Read the fact sheet on women`s health care in the United States. List 8 disparities in health care or health care coverage in the U.S. Are there any cases in which minority groups have better health or health care coverage than the general U.S. population?
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Women`s Health
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