HEALTH SYSTEMS AND POLICY

PUBLHLTH 792

Gain an understanding of the process of public policy development and an understanding of how and why health policies reflect the political system in which they are developed and implemented.

PUBAFFR 864

Survey health care policy in the United States, including examination of the design of health policy and the politics of health care reform.

POPHLTH 915

Designed as an independent study with four modules: International Health System Performance; Health Systems in the Context of Global Health Needs; Health Systems in High Income Countries; and the Politics of Health System Development and Reform.

PUBLHLTH 785

Focuses on the fundamental characteristics of the public health and health care systems, including key factors in performance, organization, financing, and delivery of services in major sectors of the U.S. health care system.

PUBAFFR 201

Offers an introduction to health policy in the United States. Examines the ways in which government plays a role in the provision and regulation of health care. Explores key aspects of health policy including the economics of health care (e.g., paying for and access to health care; the health care workforce; the role of markets and consequences of market/government failures, public policy that supports or promotes health; health care outcomes, quality, and disparities; and tools for evaluation) and special topics of interest such as policy addressing risky health behaviors, aging, mental health, and the Affordable Care Act. Think critically about public and private health issues using the policy analysis process, including policy interventions and their justifications, and gain skills in articulating and communicating policy positions.