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[<a href="what_is_health_economics.pdf">Download</a> in PPT handout mode], August 26<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:0in .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><span style='mso-list: Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>An introduction to difference-in-difference models, <a href="d-n-d.pdf">[Download]</a> August 31<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:0in .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol; 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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Economic look at obesity [<a href="obesity.pdf">Download</a>], September 16<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:0in .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><span style='mso-list: Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Expected utility [<a href="expected_utility%20%5bCompatibility%20Mode%5d.pdf">Download</a>], September 21 and 23<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:0in .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol; 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tab-stops:0in .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><span style='mso-list: Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Employer provided health insurance, part 1 [<a href="ephi_pt1.pdf">Download</a>], October 12<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:0in .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><span style='mso-list: Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Employer provided health insurance, part 2 [<a href="ephi_partIIx.pdf">Download</a>], October 26<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:0in .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><span style='mso-list: Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>An Introduction to Medicare, [<a href="medicare_part1.pdf">Download</a>], October 28<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:0in .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol; 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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Pay or play [<a href="insurance_employment.pdf">Download</a>], November 16<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:0in .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><span style='mso-list: Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>MA health reform and other issues [<a href="MA_health_reformx.pdf">Download</a>], November 23<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:0in .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol; 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