General description
Course description: Health Policy & Regulations
Course aim: The course aims to familiarize students with the policies, diversity, and governing laws of global healthcare systems.
Educational outcomes: This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the structure , systems, and policies of healthcare delivery. Topics include: The uninsured, health care professions, hospitals, long-term care, mental health, integrated health care systems, Veterans Administration health systems, and pharmaceuticals and technology. The course prepares learners around key concepts in policy analysis and advocacy in practice settings.
Discussions and assignments will focus on public policy development related to medical care and public health and the relationship between public decisions and the marketplace. Topics include health policy formulation, implementation, and evaluation.