HPA 301Health Services Policy Issues
This course provides students with a basic framework for health policy analysis and examines major strands of U.S. health policy. Detailed consideration and discussion are given to the relationship of national policy to the planning, implementation, and funding of health care services, with particular emphasis on low-income and minority populations. This course will cover topics such as the healthcare policy environment in the U.S, government-funded health care through Medicaid and Medicare, and contemporary health care reform initiatives.
Prerequisites
You need:
Where it sits in degree plans
Suggested plans most often put it in Year 3 · Spring (1 program).
Required in (3)
- Health Policy and Administration, B.S. (Capital)
- Health Policy and Administration, B.S. (Health and Human Development)
- Health Policy and Administration, B.S. (University College)