Monthly Archives: December 2014

Recommended book on US health care system

I highly recommend this book as a useful summary of the US Health Care System. I have made it required reading (as a reference) for my classes at BU.

The Health Care Handbook: A Clear and Concise Guide to the United States Health Care System, 2nd Edition Paperback – November 15, 2014

by Elisabeth Askin (Author), Nathan Moore (Author)

 

Paper:  $15.99

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0692244735

Electronic: $8.99

http://www.amazon.com/Health-Care-Handbook-Concise-United-ebook/dp/B00PWQ93M8/

 

Useful Data Links to US Government data

Websites for Federal Administrative Data sets:

US Administration for International Development:
Foreign aid from the U.S: Data and Tools

Department of Agriculture:
Economic Research Services: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Data System
Food and Nutrition Services: Commodity Supplemental Food Program Data
Food Safety Inspection Services: Recalls and Quarterly Enforcement Reports
Forest Inventory Data
National Agricultural Statistics Service: Cropland Data
Natural Resource Conservation Service: Conservation Financial Assistance Programs' Enrollment Data
Risk Management Agency (RMA): Program Costs and Outlays Data
RMA: Actuarial Data
Web Based Supply Chain Management Reports Data

US Army:
Army Corps of Engineers: U.S. Waterborne Commerce Data

Department of Commerce:
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA): Foreign Direct Investments Data in the US
BEA: US National Income and Product Account (NIPA) Data
Economic Development Administration: Program Data
Census: Business Register Data and Longitudinal Business Database
Census: Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics
Census: County and Zip Code Business Patterns
International Trade Administration (ITA): U.S. Exporting Companies Data
ITA: Export-Supported Employment Data
ITA: Visitors Arrivals Program (Form I-94) Data
ITA: International Air Travel Statistics ( Form I-92) Program Data
National Climate Data Center: National climate and historic weather data
National Marine Fisheries Service: Recreational Fisheries statistics or Commercial Fisheries Statistics

Commodities Futures Trading Commission:
Filings, transactions, and other data
Market Report Data

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau:
Credit Card Agreement Database
Consumer Complaint Database

Consumer Product Safety Commission:
Injury Statistics

Department of Education:
Civil Rights Data for Public Schools
EDFacts Data for K-12 Educational Programs
National Center for Education Statistics: Common Core of Data on Public School
Federal Student Aid Data
National Reporting System Data for Adult Education
Nation’s Report Card System Data

Department of Energy:
Energy Information Administration (EIA): Energy Prices Data
EIA: Renewable Energy Market Data
EIA: Crude Oil Production and Stocks Data

Environmental Protection Agency:
Air Quality Data
Enforcement Dockets data
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits and compliance data
Toxic Substances Control Act Chemical Substance Inventory
Superfund Sites (CERCLIS database)

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Enforcement and Litigation Statistics on Employment Discrimination

Federal Court System:
Bankruptcy Statistics

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation:
Industry Data
Failed Bank Data

Federal Emergency Management Agency:
Assistance Record Data

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council:
Financial and Structural Data for FDIC-insured Institution
Home mortgage loans data
Reinvestment Act Data

The Federal Reserve:
Consumer Credit data
Finance Companies Data
Foreign exchange rates
Government Receipts for Expenditures and Investments
Money Stock Measures
Treasury Account Series data

Federal Trade Commission:
Fraud and Identity Theft aggregates (Consumer Sentinel Network)

Fish and Wildlife Services:
Wetlands Data

General Services Administration:
Federal Procurement Report Data
FFATA Sub-award Reporting System (Data Reporting)
Small Business Goaling Report

Department of Health and Human Services:
Agency for Substances and Disease Registry (ASTDR): Environmental Health Webmap Data
ASTDR: Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance Report Data
ASTDR: National Toxic Substance Incidents Program Data
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Community Water Fluoridation Statistics 
CDC: National Program of Cancer Registries Data
CDC: Surveillance Data
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): Medicare Claims Data or Microdata
CMS: National Health Expenditures Data
CMS: Provider of Service Data
National Directory of New Hires Data
National Center for Health Statistics: Vital Statistics: Births, Deaths, Marriages, Divorces
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Administrative Records

Department of Homeland Security:
Immigration Statistics

Department of Housing and Urban Development:
Community Development Block Grants Expenditures Data
Family Data on Public and Indian Housing and Microdata
Fair Market Rents Data
Government Sponsored Enterprise Data
Metropolitan Area Quarterly Residential and Business Vacancy Report Data
National Low Income Housing Tax Credit Database
Neighborhood Stabilization Program Data
Program Income Limits Data

Department of Interior:
US Geological Survey (USGS): Biodiversity, Species data
USGS: Land Cover and Land Use data
USGS: Water Resources data
USGS: Water Quality Data

International Trade Commission:
Tariffs Databases

Department of Justice:
Bureau of Prison: Inmate, Population, and Staff Statistics
Bureau of Justice Statistics(BJS): Court Statistics Project Data
BJS: Federal Justice Statistics Program Data
BJS: Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics
BJS: National Corrections Reporting Program Data
BJS: National Incident-Based Reporting System Data
BJS: National Prisoner Statistics Program Data
Federal Bureau of Investigation: Uniform Crime Reports Data

Department of Labor:
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Foreign Labor Certification Office: H-1B Data
Labor Retirement and Welfare Benefit Plan Data Set
(Form 5500)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): Work-Related Injury or Illness Data
OSHA: Enforcement Data (Inspection Data)
OSHA: Worker Fatalities/Catastrophes Report (FAT/CAT) 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration:
Urban Landsat

Patent and Trademark Office:
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office patent data

Department of Transportation:
Bureau of Transportation (BTS): Air Carrier Statistics
BTS: Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database
Maritime Administration: Maritime Travel and Transportation Statistics

Department of Treasury:
Bureau of Fiscal Service: Public Debt Report
Financial Crime Enforcement Network: Mortgage and Real Estate Fraud Data Set
Interest Rate Statistics
Internal Revenue Service (IRS): Corporate Tax Statistics (Form 1120)
IRS: Employee Benefit Plans (Form 5500)
IRS: Individual Tax Statistics (Form 1040)
IRS: Quarterly Payroll Taxes (Form 941)

Securities and Exchange Commission:
Filings
Mutual Fund Fees and Expenses
Program and Market Data
Short Sale Volume Data 

Small Business Administration:
Small Business Lender and Loan Data
Social Security Administration:
Social Security Programs Data
Earnings and Employment Data for Workers Covered under Social Security and Medicare

Department of Veteran's Affairs:
Veterans Benefits Administration Reports
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits and compliance data

Websites for Agency Procedures on Access to Restricted-Use Administrative Data Sets:

Bureau of Labor Statistics Confidential Data Sets Access
Census Bureau Restricted Restricted Data Sets Access
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Restricted Use Data Access
National Center for Health Statistics Restricted Use Data Access
National Center for Education Statistics Restricted Use Data Licenses
Bureau of Transportation Statistics Restricted-Release Airline Data Access
USDA's Economic Research Service Agriculture Resource Management Survey Data Access
National Institute on Aging Restricted Data Access
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Limited Data Access
Social Security Administration Health and Retirement Study Data Access
National Science Foundation/National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics Restricted-Use Data Access
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive