| Week | Chapters | Topics | |
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Jan. 9
|
Introduction, Economic principles, Graphs | ||
|
16
|
2 |
Production-possibilities curves
Health production functions |
|
|
23
|
7 |
Medical care markets
Supply of health care--overview of markets |
|
|
30
|
|
Demand for health care | |
|
Feb. 6
|
|
Health insurance | |
|
13
|
|
FIRST EXAM | |
|
20
|
|
Market for health insurance | |
|
27
|
|
Market competition in health care; managed care
guest speaker |
Topic
Proposals Due |
|
Mar. 6
|
Spring Break | ||
|
13
|
|
Physicians' services market | |
|
20
|
|
Market for hospital services | |
|
27
|
|
Health manpower shortages | |
|
Apr. 3
|
|
SECOND EXAM | |
|
10
|
14 |
Market for physician manpower
Market for physician education |
Outlines
Due |
|
17
|
|
Market for RNs | |
|
24
|
17 |
Role of government in medical care
Legislative marketplace--models of government behavior |
Paper
Due |
|
May 1
|
|
Market for long-term care | |
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May 8
|
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FINAL EXAM |
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