eco3hec health economics

HEALTH ECONOMICS

ECO3HEC

Not currently offered

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject, students will learn how to use microeconomic techniques to analyse various issues related to health and health care. These techniques will be used to analyse some of the major issues confronting the Australian health care system. The topics that might be covered include trends in population health and expenditure on health care, the nature of the commodity health care, health care as an input in the production of good health, the demand for health care and its relationship with the demand for health insurance, the supply of health care, the financing of health care, agency issues in health care and the regulation of health care, as well as the use of cost-benefit analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis in health economics.

SchoolLa Trobe Business School

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorPeter Sivey

Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes

Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG

Exchange StudentsYes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites ECO1IMI or ECO1DSM

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjectsN/A

Equivalent subjectsN/A

Special conditionsN/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
ReadingsThe economics of health and health care (most recent edition)PrescribedFolland, S, A.C. Goodman, and M. StanoPRENTICE HALL, USA

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Summarise the effects of economic variables on health at the individual and economy-wide levels

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02. Analyse imperfections in the market for health insurance leading to its underprovision

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03. Analyse imperfections in the market for health care leading to its overprovision

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04. Use economic models to predict the effect of financial incentives for healthcare providers

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05. Critically evaluate the need for government to intervene to provide equitable access to health care

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