GOVERNMENT 105 - Organization of Health Care and Public Policy

Institution:

Claremont McKenna College

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Description:

Lynch This course examines the evolution of health care occupations and organizations in the United States with comparative references to other industrialized nations. Issues covered include the growing bureaucratization of health care, the increased involvement of government, private reorganization around HMO's and managed care, and the continued push for various forms of "universal health care." Other topics include the allocation of costs and benefits, the treatment of increasingly diverse populations, advent of health care teams, "wellness"movements and alternative treatments, and increasingly complex technology, and - related to this - ethical issues regarding birth, life, and death. Offered every year.

Credits:

1.50

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.claremontmckenna.edu/

Phone Number:

(909) 621-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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