2023-2024 Traditional Undergraduate Catalog

HCM 215 Healthcare Policy and Economics

This course will equip the student with a knowledge of the US healthcare delivery system; address the social, political, and economic context of US healthcare and the distribution of medical care and pharmaceutical products and services, as well as the role of public and private insurers, pharmaceutical industry, and managed care organizations. Current policies as well as basic economics will be discussed within these systems. Prerequisites: Introduction to Health Sciences. 3 credits

Credits

3

Prerequisite

( HCM105 )