PUBH6832
PUBH 6832 - Economics of the Health Care System (3 Cr.)
School of Public Health - Adm (11162)
TPUB - School of Public Health
PUBH 6832 - Economics of the Health Care System (3 Cr.)
Course description
Examines applications of microeconomic principles to the U.S. health care system. Topics include demand for medical care, insurance theory and selection issues, provider payment, competition in health care markets, the health care workforce, pharmaceutical prices and innovation, health care spending growth, quality of care, externalities, the relationship between income and health, and the economics of the opioid epidemic. Prerequisite: an introductory economics or microeconomic theory course – or permission of the instructor.
Minimum credits
3
Maximum credits
3
Is this course repeatable?
No
Grading basis
OPT - Student Option
Lecture
Requirements
000527
Typically offered term(s)
Every Fall