ECON 9610 - Health Economics I: Economics of Health Care Supply

3 Hours
The field of health economics can be broadly described as consisting of two parts: 1) the “demand side,” or factors influencing individuals’ demand for health and medical care, and 2) the “supply side,” or factors influencing health care providers’ supply of medical services. This course focuses on the supply side of the field, divided into eight segments: 1) An overview of the field of health economics that focuses on what makes health economics a distinct field and where health economists typically work, 2) the transformation of medical care into health, 3) the market for physician care, 4) the market for hospital care, 5) the market for health insurance, 6) public health insurance, 7) private health insurance, and 8) health care reform and the ACA. May be repeated once if topic varies.

Prerequisite(s): ECON 9010 and ECON 9030 with a B- or higher, or consent of instructor.
Corequisite(s): None.
Pre/Corequisite(s): None.
Requirements: None.