Forum for Health Economics and Policy

Aims & Scope

Forum for Health Economics & Policy (FHEP) showcases articles in key substantive areas that lie at the intersection of health economics and health policy.

The journal uses an innovative structure of forums to promote discourse on the most pressing and timely subjects in health economics and health policy, such as biomedical research and the economy, and aging and medical care costs.

Forums are chosen by the Editorial Board to reflect topics where additional research is needed by economists and where the field is advancing rapidly.

The journal is edited by Katherine Baicker, David Cutler and Alan Garber of Harvard University, Jay Bhattacharya of Stanford University, Dana Goldman of the University of Southern California and RAND Corporation, Neeraj Sood of the University of Southern California, Anup Malani and Tomas Philipson of University of Chicago, Pinar Karaca Mandic of the　University of Minnesota, and John Romley of the University of Southern California.

FHEP is sponsored by the Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics at the University of Southern California.

A subscription to the journal also includes the proceedings from the National Bureau of Economic Research's annual Frontiers in Health Policy Research Conference.

Topics: Economics, Political economics, Biomedical research and the economy, Aging and medical care costs, Nursing, Cancer studies, Medical treatment, Others related.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	20914

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	8

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.204

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	12

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Medline

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The Value of Delaying Alzheimer’s Disease Onset

  Citation: 210

  Authors: Julie, Eileen, Patricia

• Health and Health Care of Medicare Beneficiaries in 2030

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Étienne, Bryan, Alwyn, Dana P.

• Personality Measurement and Assessment in Large Panel Surveys

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Brent, Joshua J, Angela L, Katherine

• The Effect of Pharmaceutical Innovation on Longevity: Patient Level Evidence from the 1996–2002 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and Linked Mortality Public-use Files

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Frank R.

• Price Shopping in Consumer-Directed Health Plans

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Neeraj, Zachary, Peter, Amelia M.

• Better Quality of Care or Healthier Patients? Hospital Utilization by Medicare Advantage and Fee-for-Service Enrollees

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Lauren Hersch

• A Primer on the Economics of Prescription Pharmaceutical Pricing in Health Insurance Markets

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Ernst R., Thomas, Joseph P.

• Economic Measurement in the Health and Retirement Study

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Steven

• The Value of Diagnostic Testing in Personalized Medicine

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Dana P., Charu, Eshan, Kostas, Ralph, Darius, David, Neeraj, Anupam B., Tomas J.

• Medicare Reimbursement Reform for Provider Visits and Health Outcomes in Patients on Hemodialysis

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Kevin F., Wolfgang C., Glenn M., Jay

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