HPA 420Principles of Managed Care

3 credits · Health Policy and Administration · Penn State

Survey of managed health care, including history, typology, current issues, management challenges, and impacts on patients, providers, and special populations. H P A 420 Principles of Managed Care (3) H P A 420 is designed to introduce students to managed health care in the United States, including history, typology, current issues, management challenges, and impacts on patients, providers, and special populations. Participants must have a basic knowledge of the US healthcare system, including key stakeholders, national trends in health delivery, financing, and health policy. Most assignments encourage students to select a focus on the impact of managed care on either the private sector or public sector, allowing them to examine concepts in detail that is relevant to their career path.This course is designed as a seminar and employs team-based learning and other projects to achieve the learning objectives. Students will demonstrate mastery of skills through tests, written assignments, and oral presentations. All students are expected to actively participate in class discussions. Much of the work for this course will be conducted in project teams. All students are expected to participate as full and equal members of their team and are responsible for all research and content developed by the team.