Health Economics for Managers

3 Credits.

Applies the analytical tools of economics to issues in health care that are especially relevant to managers and leaders of health care organizations. Examines topics including: the use of economic incentives to influence health behavior; asymmetric information and the role of agency in health care; the application of behavioral economics to health care; government as payer and regulator, and equity/ethical considerations; the role of health insurance; and the theory of the firm as it applies to physicians, hospitals, and systems.