HMG 4210 — Healthcare Policy
3 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath SINUpath WIusually offered: springOnlineOnline
Examines the healthcare policy environment, including the economics and politics of healthcare policy. Explores institutional, local, regional, national, and international approaches to public health, health systems, and determination of research and development priorities. Discusses a variety of critical, contemporary policy issues such as health insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, the increase of medical expenditures, the malpractice crisis, the evolution of managed care, and a comparison of other nations’ healthcare systems.
Prerequisites
- one of:
- HMG 3225 (min D-)
- HSV 3300 (min D-)
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 23% | 23.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
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Common patterns: async (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Spring
- Bruce Laflamme (100% of students)
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
Courses that list HMG 4210 in their prerequisites.
Links
Official catalog (HMG course descriptions) · All HMG courses · Plan it at numap.app