Health Policy

Summer 2022 > Health Sciences > PUBH.6250 > 061

Course No: PUBH.6250-061; SIS Class Nbr: 1385; SIS Term: 3140
Course Status: Registration Closed

Course Description

This course provides students with a basic framework for health policy analysis and examines major aspects of U.S. health policy. Detailed consideration and discussion focus on the relationship of national policy to the planning, implementation and funding of healthcare services. The course covers topics such as the healthcare policy environment in the U.S, government-funded healthcare through Medicaid and Medicare, and the Massachusetts healthcare reform.

Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor

  • Prerequisites: Students with a CSCE career need permission to take Graduate Level Courses.
  • Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
  • Instructor: Robert Holmes
  • UMass Lowell Bookstore

When Offered & Tuition

  • Online Course
  • 2022 Summer: May 16 to Jul 24
  • Course Level: Graduate
  • Tuition: $1725
  • Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.

Related Programs: Graduate Certificate in Domestic Violence Prevention, Graduate Certificate in Health Service Management, M.P.A. in Public Administration, M.S. in Health Information Management: Health Informatics Option, M.S. in Health Information Management: Health Service Management Option

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