MBA 520 - Economics of Medical Care and Health Care Resource Management

(3 credits)

This course is designed to study the organization of medical care, the demand for and supply of health care services, the production, distribution, financing, institutional structure and mechanism of the delivery systems, the problems associated with various alternative delivery systems, the market for medical human resources, the growth and pressures exerted by third-party payers, and the market for health insurance. The role of government planning and regulation of the medical care industry is also studied, particular emphasis is given to an economic analysis of the major proposals to restructure the U.S. medical care system.