HSA 4430 - Health Care Economics

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: GEB 3213, HSA 3110 with a grade of “C” or higher.
This course will examine both the macro and microeconomic perspectives of health care. At the micro level, it will examine the production, marketing, distribution, pricing, and relative measures of quality, of health care as it is delivered. Heath care as both a public and private good will be examined contrasting and comparing private market delivery and pricing systems with the more socialistic approaches in many countries. Health care agencies and programs (Medicare, Medicaid, HMOs, PPOs, etc.) as well as topics such as the principle-agent problem, moral hazard and information problems on the demand side will be examined. On the supply side, issues such as managed care organizations, third-party payer systems, medical schooling, and malpractice insurance will be addressed. At the macro level, the course will examine the impact of health care practices on inflation, productivity, and the implications of an aging population on the national economy.

Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Contact Hours: 3
Hours: 3