"[Better Health Economics] describes the field of health economics, emphasizing differences between health care and other parts of the economy. Analyzes the financial effects of health insurance, discussing how having or not having health insurance impacts health and health care."

Journal of Economic Literature

“At long last, a concise but comprehensive, conversational, and accessible tour of modern health economics. Better Health Economics is chock full of insights and covers an impressive range of important topics. This is how to teach health economics!"

Amy Finkelstein | coauthor of "We've Got You Covered: Rebooting American Health Care"

"An accessible, readable—and often funny!—tour through health economics. Gross and Notowidigdo are master teachers."

Emily Oster | author of "Expecting Better: Why The Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong–And What You Really Need To Know"

"Gross and Notowidigdo prove that learning about the economics of health does not have to be a painful experience. Each of the chapters is an easy-to-swallow dose of insights into this complex and important part of our economy. Who knew this stuff could be fun?"

Richard Thaler | winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics