Health and Health Care Services in the U.S.

Catalog description

This course provides an overview of the U.S. health care system. Topics covered include health and health care disparities, social determinants of health, health care access and utilization, financing of care through public and private health insurance, provider reimbursement, assessment of quality, quality improvement, and new forms of health care delivery and payment. Prereq: Enrollment in MPH-HMP program, or HSMP-MHA program, or PUBHLTH-PH program, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 800.