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Featuring some of the nation’s foremost teachers and thought leaders, this course provides students with a basic and thorough understanding of the U.S. health care system focusing on access, quality of care, and costs. Students will learn how the system is structured, how care is organized, delivered, and financed, and how the Affordable Care Act will influence the future of the system. Students will understand the U.S. health policy making structure process at the federal, state, and local levels. Students who complete this course will be able to interpret current controversies around US health policy and develop informed opinions on future policy developments.
What you'll learn
- How the U.S. health care system is organized, financed, and governed
- How to give examples of key system stakeholders and participants, public and private
- How to describe the U.S. health care system's essential building blocks, including Medicare, Medicaid, private health insurance, medical care delivery, pharmaceuticals, long-term care, mental health, oral health, and public health
- Interpret contemporary policy controversies pertaining to each key U.S. health care system building block
- Understand the basic components of the Affordable Care Act
- Identify challenges associated with reforming the U.S. health care system
MOOC List is learner-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
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