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PhD Courses
FALL COURSES
HCMG 901-301: SEMINAR IN HEALTH CARE COST BENEFITAND COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS
Thurs 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm, CPC Chestnut Room
Professor Henry Glick
Professor Mark Pauly
1 credit
The purpose of this doctoral level course is to investigate the theory and practice of cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis as applied to health care. The three techniques to be examined are cost-effectiveness analysis with single dimensional outcomes, cost effectiveness analysis with multiple attributes (especially in the form of Quality Adjusted Life Years), and economic cost benefit analysis. Valuation of mortality and morbidity relative to other goods will be emphasized. Students will be expected to develop written critiques of articles in the literature, and to design a new application of one of the techniques as a term project.
SPRING COURSES
HCMG 900-001: PROSEMINAR IN HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Thurs 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm, JMHH F92
Professor Scott Harrington
1 credit
This seminar will explore empirical methods in health care research with an emphasis on applications in health care economics and finance. The methods covered include estimation with panel data, program evaluation models, qualitative and limited dependent variable models, stochastic frontier models, estimation with count data, and duration models. The readings consist of a blend of classic and recent empirical studies, including articles on the demand for health care and health insurance, tests for moral hazard and adverse selection, and estimation of provider cost functions. Students are required to conduct an econometric analysis of some issue within the health care field. With the permission of the instructor, the seminar is open to doctoral students from departments other than Health Care Systems.
HCMG 903-401: ECONOMICS OF HEALTH CARE AND POLICY
(Cross listed with HCMG 844-401)
Thurs 3:00-6:00 pm, CPC Auditorium
Professor Guy David
1 credit
This course applies basic economic concepts to analyze the health care market and evaluate health policies. The course begins with an analysis of the demand for health, the derived demand for medical care and the demand for health insurance. The second part of the course examines the supply of medical care by physicians and hospitals, medical technology, and the role of managed care organizations. The implication of adverse selection, moral hazard, externalities, and asymmetric information will be explored. The third part of the course examines the rationale for government intervention in medical markets as well as the effectiveness and efficiency of various health policies, including: Medicare, Medicaid, price regulation of hospitals, physician payment reform, medical malpractice, uncompensated care, and physician manpower planning.
