MML 512 - Foundations of Health Care Systems and Markets

Course unit(s): 1
Familiarity with the economic and structural underpinnings of health care delivery is a vital element of the health care leader’s skill set. This course will take a systems approach to study the foundational structure of the US healthcare system and the intertwined connectivity between all components of the system. It will expose the students to the history of the US healthcare system providing insights into the why and how it is currently structured and provide a foundation for transformational development. It will focus on health care delivery (health systems, physicians, APPs, ancillary providers, pharmaceuticals and devices (manufacturers, distribution & PBMs), digital health providers, health insurance (employer and carrier based), government programs, and the varied financial models and fiduciary entities in the system.