Health Policy
A section of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032).
Section Information
Scope
The “Health Policy” section of Healthcare focuses on all aspect of health policy and health services research, including quantitative and qualitative research. In particular, issues related to health–economic evaluations and outcomes research, in terms of both methods and applied studies, are welcome. The “Health Policy” section of Healthcare strives to become a broad and comprehensive forum that discusses and analyzes issues in a world where the scarcity of health care resources is becoming ever more prevalent, and thus contributes to informing the broader and more specialized audience involved in health policy decisions.
Keywords
- Health policy
- Health economics
- Outcomes research
- Health services research
- Healthcare administration
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Policy Interventions to Promote Health and Prevent Disease (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Efficiency, Innovation, and Sustainability in Healthcare Systems (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Performance of Healthcare Systems During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic (Deadline: 30 August 2025)
- Shaping Futures: Health Policy Innovations for Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Ethics of Well-Done Work and Proposals for a Better Healthcare System (Deadline: 15 October 2025)
- Health Equity and People-Centered Systems: Meeting Needs and Creating Opportunities for Diverse Communities (Deadline: 15 December 2025)
- Evaluation and Potential of Effective Decision-Making in Healthcare (Deadline: 30 December 2025)
- Ethical Dilemmas and Moral Distress in Healthcare (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Research on Health Disparities in the Global Population (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Implications for Healthcare Policy and Management (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Healthcare Economics, Management, and Innovation for Health Systems (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Health Risks, Health Service, and Healthcare Supports for Vulnerable Populations (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Health and Social Care Policy—2nd Edition (Deadline: 10 April 2026)
- Public Insurance as a Platform for Health Innovation: Global and Local Perspectives (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions:
