THE BUSINESS OF HEALTH CARE
Covers the US health care sector, with an economic perspective and a focus on businesses providing health care and health care services. Understand and analyze the motives, incentives, and strategic interactions of patients, insurers, hospitals, providers such as doctors and nurses, and life sciences companies such as drug developers. Learn the major government policies and organizations influencing the health care sector.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: A A E 101 (or A A E 215 prior to Fall 2024), ECON 101 , 111 , or declared in undergraduate Business Exchange program Repeatable for Credit: No Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the key players in the United States health care system and explain the relationship among them. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Determine the implications of policy proposals or changes in the market landscape for key players in the health care sector. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Analyze strategically whether the key players would pursue, or how they would respond to, changes in the market landscape. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the key players in the United States health care system and explain the relationship among them. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Determine the implications of policy proposals or changes in the market landscape for key players in the health care sector. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Analyze strategically whether the key players would pursue, or how they would respond to, changes in the market landscape. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027