Health Care Policy and Reform

Focuses on U.S. health care policy. Includes comparisons with health care policy in other countries and detailed examinations of Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and proposed reforms. Examines health policy efforts at state and local levels. The course includes sessions on effective memo writing as well as presentation and the politics of health policy and reform efforts. Prerequisite: Must be a HUMBIO major or minor to enroll in HUMBIO 122A. Graduate students must enroll in PUBLPOL 156.