3 credits
Fall 2025 Distance Learning
This class will provide an introduction to the application of health economics principles as it relates to various health care systems, health care stakeholders and health policy issues in the United States. The course will explore the allocation and distribution of resources in the health care industry and the nature of the constantly changing relationship between health care and its major constituencies. Topics include the demand for health care, access to care, health care parity, health care reimbursement, economic evaluation, health care delivery models, and health care professionals' services.
Learning Outcomes1Analyze health care issues using an economic framework.
2Apply principles of economics in the current healthcare system and practice implications.
3Analyze the relationship among supply, demand, cost and reimbursement and allocation of resources.
4Apply economic analysis models to evaluate the effectiveness of health care
5Evaluate the impact of current legislation and health policy on health care.
6Evaluate the relationship between healthcare spending and population health outcomes.
Restrictions
made by Purdue students.