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2023-2024 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PBH 540 - Healthcare Systems in Public Health


2 Semester Hours
Prerequisite: PBH 500  
This course will introduce students to the fundamental organization, structure, behavior, financing, and challenges of the health care system in the United States. The organization, structure, and function of the U.S. health care system will be compared to other national health systems. Major influences (e.g., politics, healthcare payors and financing, managed care, information technology, ethics) on the development and delivery of the U.S. healthcare system will also be explored. Other topics discussed in this course include: (1) healthcare reform in the U.S.; (2) health inequities and access to care; and (3) structural bias within the healthcare system and its impact on health.

Term(s) Offered: Every spring semester