306200 (v.1) Health Economics 601
| Area: | Centre for International Health |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 20.0 |
| Individual Study: | 1 x 20 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): | 306199 (v.1) Priority Setting and Equity 503 or any previous version
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| Syllabus: | Measuring and valuing health at an advanced methodological level. Analysis of demand in health care and supplier induced demand together with agency. Equity, hospital supply and funding, medical practice variations and incentive systems. Political economy of health. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have- Evaluated the strengths and weakness of health economics as a sub-discipline. Evaluated at a methodological level health measurement and valuation techniques. Judged the inadequacy of standard micro-economics to health care. Appraised the relevance of various schools of thought to the economics of health care. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Carlsen, F. and Frytten, J. (2000). 'Consumer satisfaction and supplier induced demand', Journal of Health Economics, 19, 731-753. Labelle, R., Stoddart, G. and Rice, T. (1994).'A re-examination of the meaning and importance of supplier-induced demand', Journal of Health Economics, 13, 347-368. van Doorlaer, E. et al (2000). 'Equity in the delivery of health care in Europe and the US', Journal of Health Economics, 19, 553-583. Gosden, T., Pedersen, L. and Torgerson, D. (1999).'How should we pay doctors? A systematic review of salary payments and their effects on doctor behaviour', Quarterly Journal of Medicine, 92, 47-55. Evans, R. G., and Stoddart, G. (1994). 'Producing health, consuming health care, In: Why are some people healthy and others not?', eds. R. G .Evans, M. L. Barer and T. R. Marmor, de Gruyter, New York. |
| Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignments (2) 50% each. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Short Period 10 | | Y | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Short Period 3 | | Y | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Short Period 5 | | Y | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Short Period 8 | | Y | | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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