PUBPOL 5373

Health Economics for Managers I

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

This course is the first of a two-part sequence for Executive Master of Health Administration (EMHA) students. The sequence is largely dichotomized into demand-side (first course) and supply-side (second course) health economics material. Both courses will review and enhance existing knowledge of health care delivery and related policy issues, using the lens and tools of microeconomics. Within Health Economics for Managers I, the specific topics covered will span consumer behavior, sources and markets for health insurance, health behaviors, and environmental and population health.

Enrollment Information Enrollment limited to: graduate and professional students.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2026SP, 2025SP

Learning Outcomes

• Analyze the objectives and behavior of some of the key, demand-side stakeholders in the US healthcare system: public payers, private insurers, and patients.
• Apply basic economic reasoning to examine demand-side health policy issues and proposals as well as market events.

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