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Econ 467 – Issues in Health Economics |
MGT 698 – Healthcare Finance and Health Economics |
Econ 170 |
HPA 560 |
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Semester |
FALL Only |
SPRING Only; Not 2011 |
FALL Only |
SPRING Only; NOT 2011 |
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Content |
Welfare Economics, National
Health Expenditures, Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP, Prescription Drugs (Industry,
Benefits, and Regulation), Drivers to Healthcare Reform; 12 2 hour sessions. |
Same as Econ 467 plus: 1)
Guest Lectures (multiple), 2) Cost effectiveness analysis in healthcare, 3)
Managed Care, 4) Healthcare Quality, 5) Compliance; 6) Provider Management,
7) Health sector equity research, 8) End of Life Care and financing; 9)
Employer Benefits; 27 80 minute sessions |
Healthcare economics, policy, and finance. This
introductory course is intended to familiarize the student with the |
Healthcare economics, policy, and finance. This
introductory course is intended to familiarize the student with the |
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Undergraduate? |
Only can enroll if you are an Economics Major; See Qazi Azam . Pre-registration list is
posted at Econ
web-site; You can not take this class if you have taken MGT 698, HPA 560
or Econ 170. |
You should not enroll if
you are an Economics Major |
Requires Microeconomics as a pre-requisite. |
Permission of the Professor |
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Graduate Student? |
NO |
SOM students go through
Registrar; Other students should show up to first class with forms. |
With permission of the Professor. It is strongly suggested that you take MGT 698 or HPA 560 |
EPH students should not have taken MGT 698. Other graduate students should speak with Professor Forman before enrolling. |
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Course Emphasis |
SEMINAR- style; Strong
health care economics and policy; This class will prepare you with vigorous
discussions of current healthcare topics. |
Healthcare Finance; Less Economics;
Less Policy; Analysis of various healthcare industries |
Comprehensive look at
Domestic Healthcare System with Policy and Economics approach |
Comprehensive look at
Domestic Healthcare System with Policy and Economics approach |
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Size |
Targeted to < 16 |
30 student cap |
70 students, maximum. |
50 students, maximum. |
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Main Class deliverables (very rough
guidelines) |
Policy Brief with
presentation (2 pages); Quiz; Final paper with presentation (15 page paper);
class participation |
Individual Paper (3 pages);
Team Project (25 page Paper and presentation); Quiz; Class participation |
Individual Paper (6-8 pages); Midterm and Final Examination; One or more homeworks |
Individual Paper (6-8 pages); Midterm and Final Examination; class participation.; One homework |
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Eligiblity/Pre-requisites |
Economics, EP&E and
Economic/Math Majors Only; Usual requirements |
SOM students OR by
permission of the instructor; Must be facile with Economics and have a
serious interest in finance and healthcare finance. Please talk to me (HPF)
if you have questions. |
Undergraduates must have micro-economics background, either through Yale course or waiver of requirement |
Undergraduate experience in microeconomics is helpful. |
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