Health Reform: Political Dynamics and Policy Dilemmas

This course focuses on the political and policy dynamics of health care reform. We explore why health reform is so difficult to achieve in the U.S., lessons from past reform successes and failures, the dilemmas confronting public and private insurers from rising health care costs, the elusive pursuit of universal health insurance, and lessons from other countries. Our goal is to understand how politics shape health policymaking, the contemporary state of health reform, and possible futures for American health policy, from consumer-driven health care to Medicare for All.