NURS 7373 Health Policy Leadership
This course focuses on the analysis of the U.S. health care system and the exploration of major current health policy topics. Students will prepare health policy briefs with analysis and alternative recommendations for bettering the health of citizens. Students will gain an understanding of the essential elements of healthcare policymaking, the impact on individual and population health, values and ethical implications, political trade-offs and social dimensions of policy making, and how future healthcare policy is likely to be affected by the political marketplace and the economy. Emphasis is on integrating policymaking with the major system performance objectives of access to care (equity), quality of care (effectiveness), and cost of care (efficiency).