UNSW Handbook Course - Health Economics

Health Economics - PHCM9351


	Faculty: Faculty of Medicine
	School: School of Public Health and Community Medicine
	Contact: Ho,Maria Theresa
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Postgraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Session Offered: See Class Timetable
	Fee Band: 2 (more info)

Description

Economic analysis as applied to resource allocation, planning and evaluation in health services. Topics: basic concepts and methods of economic analysis, economics of the public and private sector, decision making, supply and demand, pricing and nonpricing methods of allocation, welfare analysis, ethics of resource allocation, economic planning of health services, cost benefit evaluation, cost effectiveness analysis, economics of hospitals and economic impact of health insurance.

Further Information

Normally, this course is offered in either distance mode or internally with weekly classes. Please see timetables for attendance details or any online components.
Public Health and Health Management Timetables
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