ECON 490 - Economics of Health Policy

Credit(s): 3

ECONOMICS OF HEALTH POLICY
Component: Lecture
Theoretical analysis of healthcare issues and policies. Examination of changing relationships between patients, providers, hospitals, insurers, employers, communities and government. Analysis of spending policies, cost containment, hospital competition, care of the elderly, Medicare, Medicaid, managed care regulation, medical malpractice and provider (physician) manpower planning.
Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option

PREREQ: One of ECON 251, ECON 255, ECON 300 or ECON 301.

Course Typically Offered: Fall

General Education Objectives:
GE5A: Reason Quantitatively GE5C: Reason Scientifically