2026-2027 Catalog

HLTH-601 The Healthcare System

This course provides an in-depth examination of the historical evolution of the U.S. healthcare system, mapping key components, influential events, and current and future trends. Students will understand the organization, financing mechanisms, and major policies, focusing on a system view and how the various parts interact and impact the system's outcomes. The course also addresses the major challenges, issues, policies, and reforms that have shaped and continue to influence the U.S. healthcare system.  

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Academic Unit (Computed) in the selection list Accounting, Accounting and Business Law, Business Administration, Business Administration Executive, Business Analytics, Business Law and Ethics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Health Administration, Information System, Information Systems and Operations Management, INTO Sawyer Business School, Management and Entrepreneurship, Management Studies, Marketing, Moakley Center for Public Management, Public Administration, Public Administration and Health Administration, Sawyer Business School, Strategy and International Business Or Programs of Study any in the selection list Business Economics Major BSBA

Offered

Fall, Spring