Courses Details
PUBHLTH326: The U.s. Healthcare System
- Undergraduate level
- Residential
- Winter term(s) for residential students;
- 2 credit hour(s) for residential students;
- Instructor(s): Staff (Residential);
- Prerequisites: None
- Advisory Prerequisites: PUBHLTH 200
- Description: This course provides an overview of the current U.S. Health Care System with the emphasis on the components and challenges of the Organization, Delivery, and Financing of health care today.
- Learning Objectives: Upon successfully completing this course, the student will be able to: a. Describe the major stages in the development of healthcare delivery in the U.S. b. Describe the major economic, social and political stages in the development of Health Care Delivery c. Describe the Current U.S. Health Care Delivery System and Challenges facing Care Providers. d. Describe the current financing opportunities and challenges in health care delivery. e. Assess and describe the current challenges in the US Health Care Delivery system within the context of Personal Care Delivery: cost, quality and access to care.