HCM 6020 - Current Legal, Economic, and Financial Issues in the Health Care Industry

(3 units)

This course offers a current and historical overview of the legal oversight and regulation of health care delivery in the US. It examines principles and practical applications of the laws that affect the operational decisions of health care providers, payers, and managers and that impact development of markets for health care products and services. It will also provide understanding of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and of its potential impact upon health care access, delivery, cost, and quality as well as its effect on firms within the health care sector. Finally, the course aims to apply economics to an analysis of the health care industry, with special emphasis on the unique characteristics of the US healthcare markets, from pre-hospital to post-acute care.