Introduction to Health Care Through a Policy Lens.

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Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. This course will examine the four forces of power, policy, politics and payment as they have affected the health care sector in the past and will affect it in the future. It will explore how health care services are delivered, by whom, for whom and with what outcomes, as well as who pays for health care services, how and how much. Outcomes in the U.S. health care system will be compared to those in other wealthy countries.