HAD 506 - Health Care Economics and Policy

3 cr.

(Prerequisites HAD 515 or MKT 506, HAD 508, HAD 502 and HAD 519) This required graduate course studies theoretical foundations of economics and public policy and applies them to the healthcare sector. The course examines provider behavior, production, costs, supply, market structure, competition, access, demand, insurance, expenditures, utilization, healthcare reform, and the healthcare-public-policy making process including policy formulation, implementation, and modification.