Health Policy & Finance

Catalog description

This course will explore the principles of healthcare policy and finance for the advanced practice nurse. Healthcare policy includes the impact of politics and legislative advocacy on healthcare and its delivery as it relates to access to care and diversity in populations in the US and globally. The course will also explore the principal ways US healthcare is structured and financed at the national, state, and local levels. Current and emerging issues and principles of business finance related to clinical c are delivery will be analyzed using case studies and participative learning experiences. Implications for advanced practice leaders will be explored.