1 credit
Fall 2025 Lecture
This course will explore policy issues that influence health care. The course will provide students opportunities to apply material from prior courses in Health Systems, Population Health Management, and Public Health as it relates to the impact of health policy. Students will gain an understanding of how policy development must address competing interests and goals, and how policy can influence the scope of pharmacist's professional roles. Timely materials on current policy, current policy debates, and professional advocacy will be discussed.
Learning Outcomes1Discuss health policy drivers that impact the current healthcare market.
2Discuss the impact of various national and state health policies influence on how health care is organized, delivered, and financed.
3Evaluate potential consequences of specific national, state, and local health policies on health systems, providers, and patients.
4Identify the process and challenges regarding pursing state legislative health policy change.
5Analyze healthcare policies and identify opportunities to modify policy to advance the profession of pharmacy.
6Generate and evaluate policy development strategies to affect health care access, health care quality, and health care cost.
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