SPRING 2011 TOPIC: Employer Health Insurance Plans

Finding Print and Electronic Books

Reference sources are a good place to start your research. You will find reference sources in the print reference collection, e-books and electronic databases.

Suggested reference books include:

  • AMA Management Handbook
    • REF HD31.A418
  • Business: The Ultimate Resource
    • REF HD38.15.B878
  • Encyclopedia of Management
    • REF HD30.15.E49
  • The Pfeiffer Annual. Management Development
    • REF HD28.P54
  • The Human Resources Glossary : The Complete Desk Reference for HR Executives, Managers and Practitioners
    • REF HF5549.A23 T73
  • Dictionary of Insurance Terms
    • REF HG8025.R83 T73

Suggested reference databases include:

Available off-campus from the Off Campus Access Menu.

A catalog search is the best way to find books owned by the library.

If you want to browse the shelves, look at the following call numbers:

  • H - Social Sciences and R - Medicine
    • HD - Management
    • HF - Commerce
    • HG - Finance
    • RA - Public Aspects of Medicine

Finding Articles

Researching Periodicals

Handout: Introduction to Databases

Much college-level research will be done using periodicals/journal articles. Journal articles can be found through our subscription databases.

Suggested article databases include:

Available off-campus from the Off Campus Access Menu.

Search Tips

AND

Narrows it down!

 health insurance AND management
Finds items containing BOTH terms.

OR

Brings more!
health care or health insurance
Finds items that contain ANY one of the terms
"QUOTATIONS"
"Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 2010"
Finds items that contain the EXACT phrase.

Finding Websites

Remember to carefully evaluate information found on the Internet. Unlike most traditional print sources, Internet sources may not go through any review process before the information is made available to the public.

Recommended business websites

Search Engines

A Few Useful Websites (Look for search window in sites. Try searching health insurance or health insurance management)

Overview National Health Expenditures Data

Medical Care Svcs and Consumer Price Index

Health Insurance and States: NCSL Overview, 2010

Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce

Kiplinger: Employee Health Care articles

Industry Radar: see Health and Consumerism, Health Plans

Federal Times.com: Federal Health Care

Employee Health Insurance: Major Legislation . . .

U.S. Department of Labor: Health Plans & Benefits

U. S. Department of Labor: Publications and Reports

H.R. 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

MEPS Statistical Brief # 286: State Differences in the Cost of Job-Related Health Insurance, 2009 (JUL 2010)

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey topics page

HealthCare.gov: Employer Health Coverage Information