This course builds on MHA200B to provide a deeper understanding of health care economics, policy, and decision-making. The course will explore the production of health, incentives faced by health care organizations, the pricing of health insurance, health care technology and pharmaceutical development, ownership structures of health care organizations, health care in the context of the broader economy, and health care costs. The link between the course content and the role of the healthcare leader in increasing the value of health care services will be emphasized, as will how the organization and financing of the health system impacts management, strategy, and innovation.
- Instructor: Joanne Spetz