Healthcare Economics Pop Hlth

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Section information text: Students are provided with the foundation for economic evaluation from a population health approach. Students can develop an understanding of healthcare as a market, compare supply-and-demand principles in healthcare versus a typical business, discuss how economic losses or gains impact healthcare policy changes, sectors of the population, physician staffing, nursing staffing, and stability. Students in the course also explore epidemiological, social, global, and future economic impact of healthcare. (Prerequisite(s): HLTH 4000 and MATH 1030 or MATH 1040 or STAT 3001.)