HSPM 6030 - Healthcare Economics and Policy (3 Credit Hours)

Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines the market for medical services, with the view that the special nature of the market demands careful economic analysis. Topics include the demand for health and the derived demand for health/ medical care and insurance, the supply of medical services, the roles of uncertainty and information, and the problems of pricing production and distribution of health and medical services. An introduction to federal and state legislative, administrative, and budget systems as they affect health services. The course focuses on the study of selected health policies, considering them in their historical perspective, present status, and future direction within their social economic and political contexts.

Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students