HMP 610 focuses on the use of cost effectiveness analysis to inform decisions about improving health. The course also covers a number of related analytical tools such as cost benefit analysis, decision analysis, and sensitivity analysis. Students will learn theoretical justifications for these tools as well as their limitations. The main goal is for students to understand when cost effectiveness analysis and related tools are appropriate and how to apply them in practice to a broad range of health issues.
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HMP663
Economics of Health Management and Policy II
Winter
term(s)
3 Credit Hour(s)
Instructor(s):
Norton, Edward; Eisenberg, Daniel
Prerequisites: HMP 600 and HMP 660
This course gives students experience analyzing health management and health policy issues using economic tools. The basic framework of economics is used to analyze the behavior of consumers, insurers, physicians, and hospitals. The tools of economics are applied to both managerial issues such as pricing decisions and policy issues such as the medically uninsured.
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HMP693
Mental Health Policy in the United States
Fall
term(s)
2-3 Credit Hour(s)
Instructor(s):
Eisenberg, Daniel
Prerequisites: Grad Status
Students in this course will analyze mental health policies in the U.S. The class will meet once a week and have an interactive seminar format. We will approach various topics from both descriptive and analytical perspectives. Examples of topics include mental health insurance parity, the integration of mental health services and other health services, delivery of services in schools, delivery of services in prisons, and incentives influencing the balance between medication and therapy.
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