HCM 412: Economical, Social and Political Issues in Healthcare

This course will cover problems in the administration of health services from a societal perspective. There will be a critique of national health insurance and comparison of the United States system with health systems of other nations. The course describes historical and contemporary public health policies, entitlements, organizational delivery mechanisms, impediments to service given changing demographic and economic realities and the ability of private and public payers to sustain and expand access to care.