Journal of Health Economics
Overview
The Journal of Health Economics is a leading scholarly publication that focuses on the economic aspects of health and healthcare. It publishes rigorous research articles that explore the intersection of economics, policy, and health outcomes. The journal covers a wide range of topics, including healthcare financing, health insurance, healthcare delivery, health disparities, and the economic evaluation of healthcare interventions. With its emphasis on empirical analysis and theoretical advancements, the Journal of Health Economics serves as a valuable resource for researchers, policymakers, and
Details
Details
Abbr.
J Health Econ
Start
1982
End
Continuing
Frequency
Six no. a year, 1996-
p-ISSN
0167-6296
e-ISSN
1879-1646
Country
Netherlands
Language
English
Specialty
Health Services
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 1490
146
SJR / Ranks: 855
2444
CiteScore / Ranks: 4374
5.50
JIF / Ranks: 2766
3.5
Recent Articles
1.
Snilsberg O, Iversen T
J Health Econ
. 2025 Mar;
101:102987.
PMID: 40073727
This study evaluates Norway's Primary Healthcare Teams (PHT) pilot program, which introduced team-based care in general practice clinics to improve care for patients with complex conditions. Practices hired nurses and...
2.
Brekke K, Dalen D, Straume O
J Health Econ
. 2025 Mar;
101:102976.
PMID: 40056863
We study the competitive effects of combination therapies in pharmaceutical markets, which crucially hinge on the additional therapeutic value of combinatory use of drugs and the therapeutic substitutability with the...
3.
Atwood A, Pearlman S
J Health Econ
. 2025 Mar;
101:102974.
PMID: 40054383
We investigate the impacts on education and employment of a reduction in measles stemming from a nationwide immunization program in Mexico. The program lead to significant improvements in childhood health...
4.
Horn D
J Health Econ
. 2025 Feb;
101:102971.
PMID: 40020262
The 340B Drug Pricing Program incentivizes healthcare providers to increase medication use. It does this by allowing certain safety-net hospitals and clinics to purchase outpatient drugs at considerable discounts from...
5.
Ghislandi S, Renner A, Varghese N
J Health Econ
. 2025 Feb;
101:102975.
PMID: 39978179
Public finance constraints following the 2008 financial crisis in Europe often affected the hospital sector. This paper investigates i) the causal health impacts of reduced hospital supply, and ii) possible...
6.
Meyerhoefer C, Xue B, Poznanska A
J Health Econ
. 2025 Feb;
100:102973.
PMID: 39965357
Theories of minority stress suggest recent legislation limiting LGBT rights can reduce the health of LGBT individuals and their families. We investigate how the creation of LGBT-free zones across Poland...
7.
Ibuka Y, Hamaaki J
J Health Econ
. 2025 Feb;
100:102970.
PMID: 39938416
Studies indicate that mortality increases after income receipt. To explore whether this is due to increased economic activity around the period of receiving income, we examine within-month patterns in ambulance...
8.
Alsan M, Campbell R, Leister L, Ojo A
J Health Econ
. 2025 Feb;
100:102968.
PMID: 39922118
We investigate whether increased racial diversity of clinical trial principal investigators could increase the enrollment of Black patients, which currently lags population and disease-burden. We conducted a survey experiment in...
9.
Meckel K, Rittenhouse K
J Health Econ
. 2025 Feb;
100:102969.
PMID: 39908648
One in nine Americans smokes cigarettes, and a disproportionate share of smokers suffer from mental illness. Despite this correlation, there exists little rigorous evidence on the effects of smoking cessation...
10.
Freedman S, Hoehn-Velasco L, Jolles D
J Health Econ
. 2025 Jan;
100:102967.
PMID: 39854793
Over 2005-2019, the number of neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) grew by 10%, and the number of NICU beds increased by 30%. This expansion in intensive care has raised concerns...