ECON 262 - Health Economics

This course examines issues in the health care industry from institutional, theoretical and empirical perspectives. Topics include measures of health status, health determinants, disparities in health outcomes, medical treatments and technology assessment, health insurance, physician and hospital supply, pharmaceutical industry, international comparisons and evaluation of health care reform initiatives.

Prerequisites
ECON 101 or ECON 102 or ECON 103 or permission of instructor

Credits 4

Area
Social Sciences

Connection
20084

Division
Social Sciences

Compass Attributes
Social Science, Taylor and Lane Scholars