Health Economics and Policy: Analyzing Healthcare Systems and Decisions

Understanding how financial decisions and policy designs shape patient care is essential for anyone navigating the modern healthcare sector. This text-based course demystifies the complex economic forces that govern global healthcare systems and influence public health outcomes. You will transition from having a basic interest in healthcare to possessing a structured framework for analyzing how funding, resource allocation, and policy interventions impact delivery. What you'll learn: - Understand core economic principles of supply, demand, and market failures in healthcare. - Analyze how different healthcare funding models and insurance systems distribute financial risk. - Evaluate policy interventions designed to address health inequalities and resource scarcity. - Assess the economic impact of modern digital health technologies and value-based care models. - Apply economic evaluation methods, such as cost-effectiveness analysis, to healthcare decision-making. The course starts with foundational definitions and key economic terminology before guiding you through international healthcare systems, policy design, and modern evaluation techniques. Designed for beginners, healthcare professionals, and policy enthusiasts, this course requires no prior background in economics. Read through the structured modules and build the analytical skills needed to influence healthcare policy today.