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ECON 414: Health Economics

 

Course Description: Economics of healthcare in the U.S.; role of third-party payers; supply and demand for healthcare; structure and consequences of public and private insurance; role of competition in health care markets among hospitals, insurance plans, physicians and pharmaceutical manufacturers; role of competition and regulation in medical innovation.

 

Credit Hours: 3

 

Prerequisite(s): ECON 323