Undergraduate Certificate in Health Economics Strategies

• Introduction to Health Economics: Understanding the basics of health economics, including the role of supply and demand, market structures, and government intervention.
• Healthcare Financing: Examining various financing mechanisms, such as insurance, public programs, and out-of-pocket payments, and their impact on healthcare access and affordability.
• Economic Evaluation in Healthcare: Learning the principles and methods of economic evaluation, including cost-effectiveness analysis, cost-benefit analysis, and cost-utility analysis.
• Healthcare Markets and Competition: Analyzing the unique characteristics of healthcare markets, including the role of providers, payers, and consumers, and the impact of competition on healthcare prices and quality.
• Health Policy and Regulation: Exploring the role of government in regulating healthcare markets, including antitrust enforcement, price regulation, and healthcare reform.
• Pharmaceutical Economics: Understanding the economics of pharmaceutical markets, including the role of patents, pricing, and reimbursement.
• Health Technology Assessment: Examining the process of evaluating new health technologies, including drugs, devices, and procedures, and their impact on healthcare costs and outcomes.
• Healthcare Data Analytics: Learning the principles and methods of healthcare data analytics, including data sources, statistical methods, and visualization techniques.