This course develops the lens and tools of basic microeconomic analysis and applies them to key health policy issues, emphasizing the trade-offs involved in various choices within the health care economy. The debate between pro-market and government regulatory approaches is examined. The main focus is on domestic health economics; however, analytic methods developed in the course are applicable to foreign health care systems.

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