BUS 425 - Health Insurance and Payor Systems

Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3

This course combines the insights of health economics with a strategic perspective on the business of health. The first section will consider the costs and benefits of medical interventions, while the second considers insurance theory and places special emphasis on the challenges facing firms in the face of the rising costs of health benefits as well as opportunities for private insurers operating in publically financed markets. Healthcare reform will be discussed. The course will be taught using a mix of lectures and cases.

Offered Spring

Prerequisite(s):

BUS 423 Health
BUS 422 (Health Care Management and Strategy)