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Class Participation | 10% |
Homework | 10% |
Midterm (Oct 1) | 20% |
Paper | 20% |
Class presentation | 15% |
Final exam | 25% |
Homework: There will be 3 homework assignments which are due in the first half of the semester. Students are permitted to work together on the homework assignments, but each student must formulate responses to each question with their own wording.
Paper: 35% of your grade will be based on a team project. Each team will select a health care company, and describe how the competitive strategy of that firm has been affected by changing market forces and government intervention in recent years. You may use material from class, journal articles, magazine and newspaper articles, and the internet to support your argument. Teams will consist of 3-4 students, and each team is expected to submit one paper with a maximum of 10 pages of text, double spaced and typed.
Class Presentation: Each team will present their analysis to the class at the end of the semester. Presentations will be 20 to 30 minutes in length.
Make-ups: There will be no make-ups for missed coursework, assignments, and examination unless you receive the permission of the instructor prior to the date of the assignment or exam.
Extra credit: There will be no extra credit assignments.
Exams: The midterm and final exams will be in class, closed book.
TOPIC |
READINGS |
1. An Overview of the Health Care Industry |
S&N, Chapter 1 |
2. Health, Medical Care, and Medical Spending |
S&N, Chapter 2 |
3. Demand for Medical Services |
S&N, Chapter 5 |
4. Medical Care Production and Costs |
S&N, Chapter 7 |
5. The Demand for Medical Insurance |
S&N, Chapter 6 |
6. Case Study: Biopure | Biopure Case Study |
7. The Private Health Insurance Industry | S&N, Chapter 11 |
8. Health Care Market Structure, Conduct, & Performance |
S&N, Chapter 8 |
9. Case Study: The Cost Conundrum | From The New Yorker, 7/1/2009 |
10. The Physician Market |
S&N, Chapter 12 |
11. The Hospital Market |
S&N, Chapter 13 |
12. The Pharmaceutical Industry |
S&N, Chapter 14 |
13. Government Regulation and Intervention |
S&N, Chapter 9 |
14. Government Provision of Health Insurance |
S&N, Chapter 10 |
Data for Homework Assignment 1