ECON 3413 — Health Economics and Healthcare Policy

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLecturetypical days: WBostonTraditional

Studies functional skills economists use in health policy analysis, how to apply economic models, and the tools of data and statistical analysis, with the goal of answering health policy questions. Topics include individual health decisions, health insurance coverage and access to care, the behavior of hospitals and health insurers, the Medicare and Medicaid programs, prescription drug prices, innovation/RD in the pharmaceutical sector, and topics in public health. Offers students an opportunity to develop the knowledge and tools required to understand, discuss, and provide informed perspective on national policy debates, such as the Affordable Care Act, rising healthcare prices and lack of affordability, the benefits and drawbacks of a national single-payer health insurance program, and public health topics such as rising mortality and prescription opioid and heroin abuse.

Prerequisites

• all of:
  • one of:
    • ECON 1116 (min D-)
    • ECO 213M
  • one of:
    • ECON 2350 (min D-)
    • BUSM 22EM
    • MATH 2280 (min D-)
    • MATH 3081 (min D-)
    • MGSC 2301 (min D-)
    • BUSM 224M
    • POLS 2400 (min D-)
    • PSYC 2320 (min D-)

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Professors

Spring

• Aleksandra Jakubowski (100% of students) · reviews

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