Health Policy

Catalog description

An introduction to the field of health policy with an emphasis on the economics of health. Health is arguably one of the most important areas of public policy where economic and political issues interact. The course can be divided into three broad parts – a) developing toolkit b) economic analysis of healthcare issues and c) Policy implications of academic research. Having completed this course, students should be able to analyze some core economic issues of health like production and consumption of health, insurance and public health.