HPA 301WHealth Services Policy Issues
Analysis of major issues in health services delivery in hospitals, medical practice, public health, mental health, and health professional education. 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.
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- Addictions and Recovery, Minor
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Courses that list HPA 301W as a prerequisite (11)
- HPA 395 Field Experience in Health Policy and Administration
- HPA 401 Comparative Health Systems
- HPA 410 Principles of Public Health Administration
- HPA 420 Principles of Managed Care
- HPA 430 Health Care Leadership
- HPA 435 Safety Net Health Care
- HPA 444 Aging Policy in the United States
- HPA 450 Healthcare Policies and Politics
- HPA 451 Federal Health Policy Making
- HPA 454 Health Care Professional Communication
- PUBPL 453 Federal Health Policy Making