Course description
The course introduces students to the art of economic analysis of healthcare systems as an economic industry. The students will discuss how major agents in the field — the government, insurance companies, health care providers and patients — interact between themselves in their respective capacities. The students will learn about global tendencies of the population health accounting for changes in demographic structure, income and life style. The students will understand main issues of medical/life insurance — adverse selection and moral hazard — and will realize why some programmes of medical insurance come into force after a substantial lag. The students will master the art of economic evaluation of medical programmes and will understand main models of organization and financing of healthcare systems.
Literature
- The Economics of Health and Health Care. S. Folland, A. C. Goodman, M. Stano, 6th ed., International ed. Boston; New York; San Francisco: Pearson Education, Inc.; Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2010.