ATRN 8130 - Healthcare Policy and Systems of Delivery

3 credit hours

This course examines the evolution of the U.S. health care system from a health policy and health politics perspective. Topics include financing, organization, and delivery of health care, including: access, coverage, cost, and quality of health services; the influence of medical and nonmedical determinants of health; the design of health insurance, including public and private health coverage models; the evolution of consumer-directed and other price- sensitive cost containment mechanisms; impacts of the changing care delivery systems on providers and their patients; public safety net programs; overview of the status of the 2010 health care legislation; and an analysis of the respective roles of government and the private sector in regulating health care. Special emphasis will be given to the history and evolution of educational, regulatory, and credentialing components of major allied health care disciplines, including athletic training, and their role in the contemporary U.S. healthcare system. *