Economics 211 - The Economics of Health and Health Care

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Moravian University

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Human health, national and personal, from an economic perspective. Expenditures on health are a primary determinant of quality of life. In the United States and in many other countries in the developed world, health-care expenditures are rising faster than comsumer income. Thus, understanding the economics of health is important, especially given the increasingly complex ways in which health-care services are delivered. Topics include the value of health from an individual and societal perspective; demand for physicians and other health services; supply of health care; insurance; international comparison of health expenditure and the role of government. May be counted as an elective for the economics major or minor. Prerequisite: Economics 152 or permission of instructor. Alternate years. (U1) von Allmen

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3.00

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www.moravian.edu

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(610) 861-1360

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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