Health Economics and Policy

3 credits · Graduate

Students who have taken this course should (i) know and understand the literature and evidence on key health policy questions (e.g. why do we spend so much on health care in the U.S.?), (ii) understand what constitutes causal evidence on key business and policy questions in health care, (iii) be able to design evaluations of business and policy decisions using different data sources and methods, (iv) understand the major health policies in the U.S. and the associated incentives/opportunities (i.e. the ACA, Medicare, Medicaid, etc.), and (v) using these tools, be able to evaluate companies, policies, entrepreneurial ideas and investment opportunities that can change health and health care in the U.S. and beyond.