PUBPOL 5373

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PUBPOL 5373
Health Economics for Managers I

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.

This course is the first of a two-part sequence for Executive Master of Health Administration (EMHA) students. The sequence is largely dichotomized into "demand-side" (first course) and "supply-side" (second course) health economics material. Both courses will review and enhance existing knowledge of health care delivery and related policy issues, using the lens and tools of microeconomics. Within Health Economics for Managers I, the specific topics covered will span consumer behavior, sources and markets for health insurance, health behaviors, and environmental and population health.

When Offered Spring.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: Executive Master of Health Administration (EMHA) students.

Comments This course is the first of a two-part sequence.

Outcomes
  • Analyze the objectives and behavior of some of the key, demand-side stakeholders in the US healthcare system: public payers, private insurers, and patients.
  • Apply basic economic reasoning to examine demand-side health policy issues and proposals as well as market events.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1.5 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18456 PUBPOL 5373   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - Feb 13, 2025

    • Richards, M

    • R
    • Jan 23, 2025

    • Richards, M

    • W
    • Apr 9, 2025

    • Richards, M

    • R
    • Apr 10, 2025

    • Richards, M

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid-Online and In Person
    This is the first of a two-part sequence.
    Enrollment limited to: Executive Master of Health Administration (EMHA) students.

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