PUBPOL 761 - The Politics of Health Policy

 
Credits:
3
Faculty:
Topics:
Applied Policy
Health
Politics, Institutions & Processes: State & Local
Politics, Institutions & Processes: National
Tags: Applied PolicyHealthPolitics, Institutions & Processes: State & LocalPolitics, Institutions & Processes: NationalFall2006Richard Hall
 

This course will examine the politics of health care in the U.S. at the state and national level. Topics will include the political factors affecting Medicare reform, Medicaid spending, health insurance coverage, medical research, pharmaceutical regulation, and other topics, with special attention to the role of private power in health policymaking.
Requirements include a few short reaction papers, a research paper, and at least one formal presentation.