Universidad Pública de Navarra - Nafarroako Univertsitate Publikoa
Public University of Navarre
| Course code: 172843 | Subject title: ECONOMICS OF HEALTH | ||||
| Credits: 6 | Type of subject: Optative | Year: 4 | Period: 1º S | ||
| Department: Economics | |||||
| Lecturers: | |||||
| GARCIA PRADO, ARIADNA MARÍA [Mentoring ] | |||||
Module/Subject matter
Module: Labor markets, Economics of Education and Health Economics.
Subject: Health Economics.
Contents
The subject focuses on the theory supporting behavior in the health sector. It is structured in 8 different chapters that deal with relevant topics such as: Growth and health, efficiency in the delivery of health services, equity in health and allocation of resources, different health systems and reforms, economic evaluation of health programs, Cost-effectiveness Analysis and Cost Utility Analysis among others.
Descriptors
This subject applies economic concepts to the field of health and health services. It is focused on analyzing the behavior of the demand and supply in the health market as well as the efficiency and equity of health systems. The main goal is that the student will learn to apply economic models of how agents make individual and colective decisions to health.
Previous knowledge: It is advisable to have studied previusly Public economy I and some knowledge on econometric programs such as Eviews, and/or Gretl but it is not requested.
Keywords: Health, Economics, Health market, Equity, Health systems
General proficiencies
CG01 – Synthesis and Analytic Ability
CG02 – Organizational and Planning Skills
CG04 – Oral and written skills in a foreign language
CG06 – Ability to search data and info from different sources
CG07 – Ability to solve problems
CG08 – Ability to make decisions
CG09 – Ability to work as a team
CG11 – Ability to work in an international context
CG12 – Ability to relate to others
CG13 – Ability to work in different environments
CG14 – Critical thinking
CG15 – Ethical commitment at work
CG17 – Autonomous learning
CG18 – Ability to adjust to new situations
CG19 – Creativity
CG20 – Leadership
CG22 – Motivation for quality
CG23 – Sensibility towards social and environmental issues
Specific proficiencies
CE01 – Understanding of Economic Institutions
CE02 – Identifying sources of economic data that are relevant
CE04 – Professional Economic Analysis
CE05 – Writing technical reports
CE06 – Preparation of international, national or regional economic projects
CE10 – Evaluate consequences of different economic options and choose the best ones based on objective goals.
Learning outcomes
R1. Student should know the relationship between economic growth, population health and health services. They should also be able to work with variables such as health expenditure, as well as understand the factors that influence health expenditure, health policies and health plans (CE01, CE04)
R2. Student should know the main characteristics of health markets and the theories that explain the behavior of individuals on both the demand and supply sides. (CE01, CE04)
R3. The student should understand the functioning of the public sector in health as well as its efficiency problems and proposals to improve public management in health (CE01, CE04)
R4. The student will learn techniques of economic evaluation of health technologies, especially the methodology of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis and Cost-Utiliy Analysis (CE07, CE08, CE09)
R5. The student will learn about equity in health as well as criteria on regional equity in descentralized models. The student will study the health financial sustem in Spain and its current problems. (CE07, CE08, CE09)
R6. The student will be familiar with the debate on health system reforms, in Spain and in other countries. (CE07, CE08, CE06)
The student will be able at the end of the course to respond to efficiency and equity problems about health systems (CE07, CE08)
Evaluation
| Learning outcomes | Evaluation system | Weigh (%) | Is it possible to recover? |
| Analysis and Solution of health economics problems | Exercises | 20 | Yes |
| Concepts learned | Exams(2) | 60 | Yes |
| Oral and written ability | Presentation | 20 | No |
Agenda
Chapter 1. Health and Economy
Chapter 2. The health market
Chapter 3. Health Demand
Chapter 4. Health Supply
Chapter 5. Economic Evaluation of Health Programs
Chapter 6. Cost-Utility analysis and health measurement
Chapter 7. Equity in health and health delivery
Chapter 8. Health Systems and health reforms
Bibliography
Access the bibliography that your professor has requested from the Library.
FOLLAND S, A GOODMAN y M STANO (7th edition, 2014): The economics of health and health care. Ed Pearsons.La edición de 2014 ofrece versión on line y precios reducidos para estudiantes en la versión impresa. Es el texto oficial de la asignatura.
ZWEIFEL, P., F. BREYER y M KIFMANN (2009): "Health Economics" (Second edition) Springer-Verlag. Berlin.
MUENNING, P. (2008). Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Health. A practical approach. (2nd edition). Jossey-Bass. San Francisco. CA 94103-1741.
GOLD, M., J. SIEGEL, L. RUSSELL, Y M. WEINSTEIN (Eds.) (1996). "Cost-Effectiveness in Health and Medicine". Oxford University Press, Oxford.
JACOBS R, PC SMITH Y A STREET (2006). Measuring efficiency in health care: analytic techniques and health policy. Cambridge University Press.
JONES A (2006). The Elgar companion to health economics. Edward Elgar Publishing Limited.
M LOCKETT, TONY (1996): "Health Economics for the uninitiated". Radclife Medical Press. Oxford and New York.