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This course provides a foundational understanding of our complex health system, from basic organization and management of the system to an exploration of the relationships between cost, quality, and access in the context of system improvement and health care reform.    We will take a policy perspective as we explore influential factors on health care resource challenges such as paying for care, supplying an adequate workforce, and application of technology to health care advances, and we will explore the various competing goals, priorities, and perspectives of the many participants in the health care arena.  We will consider perspectives across the care continuum, from prevention to end-of-life care.

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The syllabus linked here is a sample only and dates and materials listed in it may vary from your actual class. Classes open one week prior to the official start date.

Current & Upcoming Offerings

Spring 2025

Section: 840

Dates: 01/27/2025 - 03/16/2025

Instructor(s):

Books/Materials:

  • Jonas Introduction to the U.S. Health Care System (by Goldsteen  •  Published by Springer  •  10th Edition  •  ISBN: 978-0826180728)

Summer 2026

Section: 840

Dates: 05/18/2026 - 07/05/2026