Health Policy

"Health Policy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Decisions, usually developed by government policymakers, for determining present and future objectives pertaining to the health care system.

Descriptor ID	D006291
MeSH Number(s)	I01.655.500.608.400 I01.880.604.825.608.400 N03.623.500.608.428
Concept/Terms	Health Policy Health Policy Health Policies Policies, Health Policy, Health National Health Policy National Health Policy Health Policies, National Health Policy, National National Health Policies Policies, National Health Policy, National Health

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Health Policy".

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Policy [I01.655]
Social Control Policies [I01.655.500]
Public Policy [I01.655.500.608]
Health Policy [I01.655.500.608.400]
Sociology [I01.880]
Social Control, Formal [I01.880.604]
Social Control Policies [I01.880.604.825]
Public Policy [I01.880.604.825.608]
Health Policy [I01.880.604.825.608.400]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
Policy [N03.623]
Social Control Policies [N03.623.500]
Public Policy [N03.623.500.608]
Health Policy [N03.623.500.608.428]

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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Health Policy".

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Health Policy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Health Policy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 169 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2009 and 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	3	2	5
1997	1	0	1
1998	1	2	3
1999	0	2	2
2000	1	0	1
2001	1	0	1
2002	1	3	4
2003	1	1	2
2004	1	2	3
2005	1	0	1
2007	2	7	9
2008	2	1	3
2009	6	6	12
2010	4	6	10
2011	3	3	6
2012	4	5	9
2013	6	2	8
2014	7	4	11
2015	3	3	6
2016	7	2	9
2017	4	7	11
2018	9	3	12
2019	5	5	10
2020	3	6	9
2021	2	5	7
2022	3	0	3
2023	1	3	4
2024	0	4	4
2025	3	0	3

Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Policy" by people in Profiles.

Gupta R, Goel S, Bostic C, Bhatt G, Gurung D, Cyril A, Gill OK, Prabhakara P, Singh RJ, Hefler M. Tobacco-free generation: reflecting on progress globally and its potential feasibility in India. Tob Control. 2025 12 19; 34(e1):e88-e93.

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Mak G, Speck CC, Kar I, Rhee DJ. Implementation of a multidose ophthalmic medication policy change at a large health system. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2025 May-Jun; 65(3):102356.

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Boufadel P, Fares MY, Daher M, Mathur A, Saunders P, Abboud JA, Kassam HF. Health Policy Challenges and Reforms: Critical Updates for Orthopaedic Surgeons. JBJS Rev. 2025 Feb 01; 13(2).

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Johnston-Webber C, Bencomo-Bermudez I, Wharton G, van Kessel R, Barone S, Munt? FB, Chadban S, Sanchez JJG, Kocks JWH, Obolensky K, Sandow P, Skolnik N, Zhao MH, Volaco A, Wheeler DC, McGuire A, Mossialos E. A conceptual framework to assess the health, socioeconomic and environmental burden of chronic kidney disease. Health Policy. 2025 02; 152:105244.

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Cronin KJ, Calcei JG, Port J, Wright MA, Hll BW, Reynolds AW, Sabesan VJ, Abboud JA, Bushnell BD, Franke MA, Schlegel TF. American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons perspectives on political advocacy. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2025 Jan; 34(1):337-343.

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Goldberg ZN, Shah YB, Harness ED, Nash DB. The Social Determinants of Health Industry: Two Years On. Int J Soc Determinants Health Health Serv. 2024 10; 54(4):344-351.

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Tucker-Seeley R, Abu-Khalaf M, Bona K, Shastri S, Johnson W, Phillips J, Masood A, Moushey A, Hinyard L. Social Determinants of Health and Cancer Care: An ASCO Policy Statement. JCO Oncol Pract. 2024 05; 20(5):621-630.

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Brush PL, Tomlak A, Pohl N, Lee Y, Narayanan R, Meade MH, Lambrechts MJ, Lawall CL, Weber J, Syal A, O'Connor P, Canseco JA, Kaye ID, Kurd MF, Vaccaro AR, Kepler CK, Hilibrand AS, Schroeder GD. Utilization of In-Hospital Orthopaedic Spine Consultations: Evaluating the Impact of Health Care Policy. Am J Med Qual. 2023 11 01; 38(6):300-305.

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Riordan S, Richardson J, Zierhut H, Goodnight BL, Sieling FH, Black CM, Moore RA. Medicare beneficiary barriers to genetic counselor services: Implications for patient policy, decision-making, and care. J Genet Couns. 2024 04; 33(2):262-268.

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Woelber E, Rana AJ, Springer BD, Kerr JM, Courtney PM, Krueger CA. Health Policy Views and Political Advocacy of Arthroplasty Surgeons: A Survey of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Members. J Arthroplasty. 2023 08; 38(8):1423-1428.e2.

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