Healthcare Economics and Policy

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This course is designed as an in-depth study of how the framework of economics can be applied to healthcare markets. The course will study the production, cost, and financing of healthcare services, delivery mechanisms and their effects, private and social insurance programs, and use of economic evaluation techniques in making decisions about allocation of scarce resources. Students will be expected to use empirical data to develop and present appropriate health policy recommendations. The course also introduces current major issues in health policy, including managed care, public health, Medicare and Medicaid, disparate healthcare issues, global health issues.