HA 6113 - Health Policy (3)

A comprehensive model of health policy and analysis to include its major objectives and methods and its relationship to the field of health services research. An organizing framework is provided that integrates concepts and methods from the fields of economics, ethics, political science and related disciplines. Emphasis is on integrating policymaking with the major system performance objectives of effectiveness, efficiency, and equity. This course includes the impact of health policies on the health of individuals and diverse populations, the political trade-offs and social dimensions of policy making and how future health care policy is likely to be affected by the political marketplace and the global economy.