US Health Systems

2 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

This intensive survey course provides an introduction to health care organization, financing and delivery in the United States, to include the role of public policy and regulation. Key health systems features and policy issues for discussion include national health expenditures and cost containment strategies, health care quality and performance improvement, patient access and health disparities, and health worker labor projections and workforce policy. Health care reform, industry and consumer perspectives, future directions and trends, and potential innovations and transformative ideas will be introduced for further discussion.