COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Comparative Health Law and Policy
Prof. Marc A. Rodwin
3 credits day; 3 credits evening.

Exploring health care systems in other countries help us understand our own. It also provides a laboratory of experiments that policy makers can look to when considering American reforms. This course builds on knowledge acquired in Health Law & Policy, which is a prerequisite. The course explores some fundamental issues in organizing health care systems and compares how these are addressed in selected countries. It highlights key alternative approaches and how other countries differ from the United States. The course examines how health insurance is organized and financed and how physicians and hospitals are paid and regulated. It explores the roles of the market, the state, and organized medicine in regulating medical practice, controlling health care spending, promoting access, and promoting quality.

Grading is based on take-home mid-term exam (around week 9), and a paper submitted at the end of the semester on an issue in comparative health law and policy.

Prerequisite: Health Care Law & Policy or written permission from the instructor.   Enrollment is limited: 20   Elective Course   Meets Health/Biomedical Concentration Requirements   Meets International Law Concentration Requirements   Take Home Exam Required   Final Paper Required

<<Course Updated: April 03, 2013>>

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