Health Services Policy Issues

Catalog description

Analysis of major issues in health services delivery in hospitals, medical practice, public health, mental health, and health professional education. This course provides students with a basic framework for health policy analysis and examines major strands of U.S. health policy. Detailed consideration and discussion are given to the relationship of national policy to the planning, implementation, and funding of health care services, with particular emphasis on low-income and minority populations. This course will cover topics such as the healthcare policy environment in the U.S, government-funded health care through Medicaid and Medicare, and contemporary health care reform initiatives.