COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES



COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESCalifornia State University, Long BeachHealth Care Administration ProgramGlobal Health Issues, HCA 422ISpring, 2014 Instructor: Richard L. Tradewell, MBA, Ph.D.E-mail: richard.tradewell@csulb.eduOffice Hours: T 2-5pm and Th 2-5pm or by appointmentOffice Location: 04 (Janice Frates, Ph.D.) Phone: (562) 985-5694 Office(949) 400-0960 Cell (text for appointment)Class Number: 18561Class Meets: Thursday, 7-9:45pmLocation: Room VEC-110HCA Program Administrative Coordinator:Deby McGill deby.mcgill@csulb.edu Tel: 562/985-5694; Fax: 562/985-5886HCA Office Location: HHS2-118Course Goal and Objectives:Compare and contrast contemporary problems in health services policy and delivery in the major developed and selected developing nations. Analyze health system performance from a financial, management, government, private sector and public policy perspective. Obtain a more complete understanding of the problems and possible solutions to U.S. health system inefficiencies and inequities by seeking an international perspective. Identify mistakes of other nations and isolate ideas that have worked to increase access and to promote quality of health services.New Catalog DescriptionThis course examines factors that impact global health, including geography, climate, demography, culture, religion, and social organization. It then analyzes the characteristics of healthcare delivery systems and the governmental, economic, social and political forces that influence them. Issues are discussed from the standpoint of individual nations, regions, and the world. Behaviors, over which one can exert control, are juxtaposed with genetic and environmental factors, over which one has limited or no control.Expected Learning Objectives & Outcomes; Activities, Assignments & Assessments. The Health Care Administration Department has adopted a competency-based curriculum, based on the American College of Health Care Executives (ACHE) Competencies Assessment Tool and the Healthcare Leadership Alliance (HLA) Competency Directory. The emphasis in this course is on acquiring competencies in HLA Domain 4, knowledge of the healthcare environment.Learning ObjectiveDomainCompetencyActivities (A1) , Assignments (A2) & Assessments (A3)Describe how environmental, economic, social and political forces affect access to health care in America.4-Knowledge of the hc environmentSocioeconomic environment in which the organization functionsA2: Critical essay (country paper) and presentationIdentify the components of the health care continuum.4-Knowledge of the hc environmentOrganization and delivery of healthcareA3: Quizzes and final examDiscuss the pros and cons of integrated and managed care delivery systems4-Knowledge of the hc environmentManaged care models, structures,A1: Study reform of NHS and compare to Kaiser.Discuss market, mandate, single payer and other (HSA) systems of health care in nations4-Knowledge of global healthcare issues, trends and perspectives (e.g., aging population, insurance costs, malpractice crisis, etcFinancing mechanisms for achieving universal access throughout the worldA2: critical essay and presentation. Discuss the problems of the uninsured in accessing care and efforts to expand health insurance coverage4-Knowledge of the hc environmentThe interrelationships among access, quality, cost, resource allocation, accountability and communityA1: Focus discussion question # 1 and 2Explain the reasons for the long term increase in health care costs4-Knowledge of the hc environmentFunding and payment mechanisms of the healthcare systemA1: Focus discussion question 2Distinguish between public health and personal medical care and explain the distinct role of each in life expectancy and infant mortality4-Knowledge of the hc environmentInteraction and integration among healthcare sectorsA1: Focus discussion question 13Appreciate how terrorism and emergency preparedness have increased the importance of partnerships between public health and public and voluntary agencies4-Knowledge of the hc environ-mentInteraction and integration among healthcare sectorsA1: Focus discussion question 14Define the major health care professions and the role of health care administrators within each4-Knowledge of the hc environmentRole of non-clinical professionals in the healthcare systemA1: Focus discussion question 14Expected Outcomes:Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to analyze provision of health care in several nations and apply theories of market failure and government failure to the operation of these health services systems. In addition, students will:Describe supply and demand patterns for health services in several countries.Analyze how government and politics affect health policy.Identify different approaches used to bring health care to the poor and underserved.Analyze the relationship between economic/industrial development and health care delivery.Examine how resources are expended on hospitals, physicians, nurses, preventive and sanitation services in various countries.Describe the role of indigenous healers in several countries.Relate social and political change to consequent reforms in health care and changes in health status.Identify issues affecting underserved population’s health in the United States and abroad.Textbooks (Free downloads)Reid, T.R. 2008. “Sick Around the World” PBS Home Video. We will watch DVD in class together. PBS offers a free online version here: or you may read the transcript here: . Website also offers many learning resources, all from a socialist democracy perspective. Tanner, Michael D. 2008. The Grass Is Not Always Greener: A Look at National Health Care Systems Around the World. CATO Institute. Policy Study No. 613. Available online and Beach Board: . A critical look at the various socialist democracy attempts to provide universal health care in several nations and the criticisms that these systems are unsustainable and tend to compromise quality and freedom of choice. Tanner, Michael D. 2011 (Revised from 2010). Bad Medicine: A Guide to the Real Costs and Consequences of the New Health Care Law. CATO Institute, Washington, D.C. . A critical but comprehensive examination of ObamaCare’s (PPACA) impact on health care access, costs, taxes and business.White, E.B. 2006. The Elements of Style. Paperback (about $3.00) or online . Instructor has Chapter II posted on BeachBoard. This short classic writing guide is considered the best ever produced; keep it at your desk throughout your career. You are tested on Chapter 2. The Purdue University Writing Lab’s free guide to putting your paper in APA format. Texts Required:Jacobson, K. H. (2014). Introduction to global health (2nd Ed.). Burlingham, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.Goldhill, David. (2013). Catastrophic Care: How American Health Care Killed My Father and How We Can Fix It. New York: Alfred A. Knoff.Texts Recommended:Lovett-Scott, M. & Prather, F. (Eds.). (2014). Global health systems: Comparing strategies for delivering health services. Burlingham, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.Johnson, J.A. & Stoskopf, C.H. (2010). Comparative health systems: Global perspectives. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett. Levine, R. (2007). Case studies in global health: Millions saved. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett, or: . American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, (6th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Strunk, W. and E.B. White. The Elements of Style, Fourth Ed. 2000Required Publications: Provided on BeachBoard:Survey: “The Health of Nations.” The Economist. (July 15, 2004). (All chapters are required). Freidman, Milton. “How to Cure Healthcare”. The Public Interest, Winter, 2001. (Word copy of article on BeachBoard). Getzen, Thomas E. 2007. Health Economics and Financing. John Wiley & Sons. Chapter 17: “International Comparisons of Health and Health Expenditures”, pp 396-423. Excellent summary of recent problems in German health system at pages 415-418. Goodman, Musgrave and Herrick. 2005. Lives at Risk: Single-Payer National Health Insurance Around the World. Chapter 24: Designing Ideal Health Insurance. Gratzer, David. 2006. The Cure: How Capitalism Can Save American Healthcare. Encounter Books.Herzlinger, Regina E. 2005. Harvard Case Study: “Hospital for Special Surgery” (9-305-076). Harvard Business School. Note especially reading starting page 12, “The United Kingdom.”Herzlinger, Regina. 2007. Who Killed Healthcare? New York: McGraw-Hill. Klein The Health of Nations. American Prospect “A Survey of the World Economy: The Future of the State.” The Economist (September 20, 1997). (Part 1 in e-reserves). World Development Report: Investing in Health (free download). 1993. Oxford University Press and World Bank. Chapter 3 provides an excellent short summary of market and government failure in health care. Chapter 4: “Infectious Diseases” in Merson, R Black, A Mills, International Public Health, Gaithersburg: Aspen Publishers, Inc. 2001. (e-reserves). Chapter 8: “Limits to Public Intervention: Government Failures” in Weimer, David L. and Aidan R. Vining. 2005. Policy Analysis: Concepts and Practice. Prentice Hall. Schieber, George J., Pablo Gottret, Lisa K. Fleisher, and Adam A. Leive. “Financing Global Health: Mission Unaccomplished.” Health Affairs. 26, no.4 (2007):920 Ju l y/Au g u s t 2 0 0 7.Stonebraker, Robert. Joy of Economics. Chapter “Health Care” in free, online textbook . World Development Report: Investing in Health (free download). 1993. Oxford University Press and World Bank. Chapter 3 provides an excellent short summary of market and government failure in health care. Methods of PresentationLecture/Discussion. PowerPoints and articles are posted on BeachBoard prior to each classVariety of video materialsDiscussion of student critical essaysUse of Academic Technology in this ClassThis course makes use of several forms of academic technology, including the web, e-reserves and BeachBoard. Students are required to use of this technology to fulfill the requirements for this course. To participate in the academic technology elements of this course, students must have access to, and be able to use: A computer, equipped with Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or newer and word-processing software capable of reading Microsoft Word XP files.The internet. Specifically, the World Wide Web. Whatever internet service provider is used must be capable of accessing Web pages, BeachBoard and Acrobat files.An account on BeachBoard.Expectations of Student Skill PerformanceTo complete the requirements for the course, students are expected to:Write clearly and concisely, using correct grammar, punctuation and municate articulately in oral presentations.Be proficient in using PowerPoint for presentations.Search the web and research publication, then apply the information found.Analyze information, both numeric and text.Apply internationally-accepted metrics to compare health and healthcare. Synthesize information about factors that impact health and health care. Compare and contrast countries, situations, historic and current times.Participate in class discussions. Submit all assignments on time. Submit assignments on line and provide professor with a paper copy during class. Student Responsibilities and University Policies(1) CSULB policies on cheating and plagiarism shall apply, as delineated in California State University, Long Beach Policy Statement 85-19, December 13, 1985. One or more of the following academic actions are available to the faculty member who finds a student has been cheating or plagiarizing. (a) Review -- no action. (b) An oral reprimand with emphasis on counseling toward prevention of further occurrences; (c) A requirement that the work be repeated; (d) Assignment of a score of zero (0) for the specific demonstration of competence, resulting in the proportional reduction of final course grade; (e) Assignment of a failing final grade; (f) Referral to the Office of Judicial Affairs for possible probation, suspension, or expulsion.(2) Students who need accommodation for any type of disability must inform the instructor in advance. (3) Withdawal is the responsibility of student. Withdrawal after the posted date is allowed only for serious and compelling reasons and requires the approval of the dean.(4) Absences are excused consistent with University policies. (5) Students are expected to have CSULB email accounts and to check their email and BeachBoard regularly for class announcements.Methods of Evaluation and GradingA. Critical Essay (CE) 100 pointsC.Objective Quizzes (5* @ 20 pts each) 100 pointsEssay oral presentation 20 pointsFinal Examination 80 points300 points*Six quizzes are given. The lowest score is dropped. Because of the “free” quiz, I do not give make-up exams. Grading90 % and higher:A80 % and higherB 70 % and higherC60 % and higherDBelow 60%FCRITICAL ESSAY GUIDELINESThis is a very short, 4-5 pages plus reference sheet, essay. You have a choice:You may choose an OECD nation nation of your choice. (See list: there are currently 34 nations, including Mexico and Chile, in our hemisphere). HOWEVER: you may NOT select an OECD nation that is already selected for our core study list. Thus, you may NOT write on Canada, U.K., Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Japan or Singapore. You may choose a developing nation ranging from one of the transitional giants (Brazil, China, or India) or perhaps select a nation from the “bottom billion” of poverty ranks (African nations south of the Sahara provide a good selection).Whether you choose an OECD nation or a developing nation, you are NOT reporting on the health system or health status of the entire nation. You are examining one area of critical controversy to the nation’s health policy. Example: Denmark recently enacted, and then repealed, a “fat food tax” to counter obesity. Or how about the extensive use of Genetically Modified Foods, such a vitamin A enhanced wheat, or drought and disease resistant corn, in Africa, India, the Philippines, etc. Do GMO’s improve nutrition and prevent starvation or distort food supply and allow big corporations such as Monsanto to take advantage of small farmers? Or, why is maternal and child health so advanced in France? Is it worth the cost? Is it sustainable? In most nations, pro-con argument and analysis of whether a recent reform actually worked, or if a proposed reform could work, whether it is sustainable, is an effective approach to a good grade. There are two sides to every proposal or public policy. There are always unintended consequences of best intentions. I look for the “fight” between these two sides. BIWEEKLY QUIZ/EXAM SCHEDULEQuiz 1Intro to Problems in U.S. Health SystemWeek 3Quiz 2 Canada Ideals and Government FailureWeek 5Quiz 3U.K. Reform: Conservatives vs. BureaucracyWeek 7Quiz 4Mandate Nations: Germany, Holland, JapanWeek 9Quiz 5 Grammar and WritingAnytimeQuiz 6Developing Nations: Poverty, Disease, Corruption, Hope Week 11Take Home Final Model Nations (Singapore, Switzerland) vs. PPACAWeek 13CRITICAL ESSAY SCHEDULEDiscuss Your Topic and Reference Sources in ClassWeek 3Critical Essays DueWeek 5Class Presentations BeginWeek 6Semester Schedule and Reading AssignmentsWeek 1: Is Health Care in the U.S. So Uniquely Unaffordable Because the Market has Failed?Why this class is important to you, the nation and your worldWhat went wrong on the way to universal care? What are the goals of ObamaCare (PPACA)? Review of reading assignmentsReview of written assignments (See: Critical Essays) Participation in class discussions, debatesAttendance, expectation of performanceTesting and grading policiesReading Assignment:Video presentation: John Stossel, six part series: “Sick in America. Two segments will be watched and discussed in class the first three weeks.Reading Assignment: STONEBRAKER: JOY OF ECONOMICS (SEE BEACHBOARD) “How American Healthcare Killed My Father” Tanner (“Green,” pages 1-7)PowerPoint: “Ten Characteristics of U.S. Health System”Note: students that are taking HCA 422I without a foundation course (HCA 202 or 402) must read the entry on “Health Care” : watch five-part Khan video series. 1) ; 2) ; 3) ; 4) ; 5) . Background in health systems around the world: ; ; White. E.B. 1979 (third edition); Chapter II, “Elementary Principles of Composition.” Week 2. What Are the Three Components of Market Failure? What Is Government Failure? Did Reform Make These Failures Better or Worse?Moral hazardAdverse selectionInformation asymmetryEmployer tax exemptionBureaucratic supplyEntitlement Unintended consequences of interventionMILTON FRIEDMAN; HOW TO CURE HEALTH CARE (SEE BEACHBOARD)Week 3: What kind of health reform is ObamaCare: single payer government-operated, single payer government insurance, government mandate, or managed competition? What Are Some of the Unintended Consequences of PPACA?Impact on demand.Shortages of skilled staff.Impact on labor market.Impact on health premiums.The revolt of the states. Study aids:John Stossel’s STUPID IN AMERICA will be watched at home and discussed in class. Short Movie: IOUSA (30 minute version; watch at home and discuss in class).Instructor PowerPoint: Government Failure Bureaucracy: Government Failure; .Week 4: What is the Single Payer Model? What is National Health Insurance? What Are the Idealist Goals and Values of Canadian Health Care?Canada Critical Thinking Discussion Topics:Three way of organizing a health system: Market, Mandate, and Single-Payer. What does a single payer of health care mean?Does the United States already have a single payer health system in Medicare? Can uniformity be enforced in health and social welfare?What is the real market for health care? Providers? Insurers?Why is Canada different from the U.S.?Reading Assignment:TANNER PAGES 31-33Feldstein, Paul J. 2007. Health Policy Issues: An Economic Perspective, Chapter 32, “The Canadian Health Care System.” (posted on BeachBoard)Medicare in Canada (Medicare is term for government universal healthcare) Look for supplemental articles on BeachBoard concerning recent attempts to reform Canadian healthcare in light of recent court decisions Key TermsMonopsony Canadian style socialismWeek 5: Focus Question Week 5: What Are the Recent Challenges and Crises in Canadian Style Socialism?ASupreme Court Decisions: the crisis and its aftermathBWhat about the private sector in Canada?Reading Assignment: Steinbrook, Robert. 2006. “Private Health Care in Canada” New England Journal of MedicineGratzer: Chapter Nine: “The Hip That Changed History” in The Cure. See e-reserves. QUIZ 2: 20 questions on CanadaWeek 6: Where “Single Payer” Started: the U.K.’s National Health ServiceCritical Thinking Discussion Topics:What is the key problem facing the NHS that requires constant reform? Describe the recent Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust hospital scandals. Why were the Thatcher reforms so revolutionary?Why didn’t the Labor governments (Tony Blair) overturn these reforms?What is the goal of the new reform movement?What do the Cameron reforms have in common with Thatcher?Have they gone too far?Read: “Thinking About Rationing” by the King’s Fund. Every health system in the world, including the U.S., rations care. Is government bureaucracy the most “rational” way to ration?Reading Assignment: Tanner, UK section. (Go to PowerPoint on Reforms; also posted in BeachBoard. (Dangerous hospitals placed in “special measures). (Video explaining why hospitals are no longer dominant). Key Terms:Clinical Commissioning (Contracting) GroupsHealth and Well Being Boards Hospital TrustsWaiting listsPrivatization Week 7: U.K. ContinuedQUIZ 3: 20 Questions on Great BritainWeek 8: Germany and NetherlandsFocus Question(s) Week 8: What Does ObamaCare and the German system have a common? How have the Dutch taken the German system and reformed it? Germany: Bismark’s Great Experiment and the Current CrisisBismarck and social reformThe role of sickness funds in GermanyLabor and management relations in GermanyFunctioning and problems of the systemLack of product differentiation; cream-skimming; lack of real competitionCritical Thinking Discussion Topics:How did Bismark co-opt the workers’ revolutionary movement?Is Germany today a public or a private system?Describe the crisis Germany faces today. How has German healthcare contributed to high unemployment and slow economic growth?How does the necessity for increased payroll taxation decrease future international competitiveness?Are physicians as a corporatist cartel the key obstacle to reform?What did the Dutch do to improve on Germany’s system? Reading Assignments: German Health Care and Dutch ReformsGetzen, Thomas E. 2007. Health Economics and Financing. John Wiley & Sons. Chapter 17: “International Comparisons of Health and Health Expenditures”, pp 396-423. Excellent summary of recent problems in German health system at pages 415-418. Dutch reform article will be posted on BeachBoardKey TermsSickness FundsAutomatic increases in payroll taxationDemographic unsustainability Dutch no claim bonusWeek 9 and 10: Japan Focus Question: Are Japan-style Price Controls the Answer to Soaring Medical Costs? The Japanese Health SystemJapan’s contact with the WestDevelopment of social securityWorld War II and the occupationThe roles of Japanese businessWhy is Japanese health care so inexpensive or is it?Health care and health status in JapanCritical Thinking Discussion Topics:Why are the Japanese so healthy?Why Japan had grown so prosperous? Does this include health care providers? What happened to the Japanese economic miracle?Is the Japanese price control system applicable to the U.S.?Reading Assignment: Yoshikawa and Bhattacharya: Japan in class text, pp 249-266.Ikegami, et al. 2004. “Japan’s Health Care System: Containing Costs and Attempting Reform.” Health Affairs, May/June 2004. Getzen, Thomas E. 2007. Health Economics and Financing. John Wiley & Sons. Chapter 17: “International Comparisons of Health and Health Expenditures”, pp 396-423. See section discussing Japanese healthcare. Key terms:Society managed health insuranceGMHICHIStandardized reimbursementLTCIAging societyWeek 11: Quiz 4 Germany, Holland, JapanWeek 12: Focus question: Why is Sub-Saharan Africa So Poor? Will It Ever Develop Given the public Health Challenges It Faces? Poverty and Health: A Global Perspective Rich nations and poor nations-- an overviewIncome and class differences within countriesRural and urban povertyMulti-class health careModels of How Economies GrowCritical Thinking Discussion Topics:How is the U.S. similar to or different from developing countries in health care?Is a two-class health care system inevitable?Does industrialization lead to an unhealthy civilization? Is economic growth dangerous to health?How does traditional aid hurt Africa and other developing nations? How does the 1) gratitude, 2) anticipation, 3) expectation, 4) entitlement, 5) dependency cycle work? Listen to Podcast: “Your Help Is Hurting.” Week 13: Focus Question: Why Are Most Medical Payments in the Developing World Made Out of Pocket? Where are Government and Private Insurance in the Picture?Non-European ModelsDifferences between less developed and industrialized countriesEconomic structure of rich and poor nations Health status differences and social insuranceRole of World Health Organization . Critical Thinking Discussion Topics:Why does an economy dependent on agriculture and raw materials lead to a poorer, less healthy country?Does lower GNP per capita mean poverty, disease and illiteracy? Why or Why not?How does colonialism determine health organization?Reading Assignment: TED Conference, Monterey, CA. Chapter 17, Getzen in e-reserves, and PowerPoint “International Comparisons”. Economist; “For 80 Cents More”. August 17, 2002 U.S. Edition. Note: the PowerPoint with this article explores when developing nations make bad policy decisions because of lack of data on causes of death.Week 14: The Model Nations: Switzerland, Taiwan, Singapore Reading Assignment: Focus Question: What Can We Learn from the Model Nations?Reading Assignment:“Consumer-Driven Health Care: Lessons from Switzerland” Regina E. Herzlinger, DBA; Ramin Parsa-Parsi, MD, MPH. Downloaded from at on February 20, 2006.The Singapore?Model. ; HYPERLINK "" Rowan Callick Tuesday, May 27, 2008. Critical Thinking Discussion Questions: What is consumer-driven health care? How do the Swiss level the playing field with risk selection?Why does the Democrat party hate Health Savings Accounts when they are so successful in Singapore?How does Singapore deal with those that cannot afford to contribute to their health savings account? QUIZ 5: 20 QUESTIONS ON DEVELOPING WORLDWeek 15: Student presentationsVideo presentation, Harvard historian, Niall Ferguson Review for Final Exam. Week 16 Final Examination Information ResourcesSelected Health Administration & Policy Journals:American Journal of Managed CareAmerican Journal of Medical QualityAmerican Journal of Public HealthBusiness and HealthHarvard Business ReviewThe EconomistHealth AffairsHealth Care Financing ReviewHealth PolicyHealth Services ResearchHealth Technology TrendsInquiryJournal of the American Medical Assn. J of Health Services Research & PolicyJournal of Health, Politics, Policy and LawMedical CareMedicine and HealthMilbank Memorial Fund QuarterlyNew England Journal of MedicineJ of HC for the Poor & UnderservedPublic Health ReportsJournal of Public Health PolicyJournal of Ambulatory Care ManagementSocial Science and MedicineJournal of Law, Medicine & EthicsMedical Care Research and ReviewPolicy Studies JournalModern HealthcareWeb sites: TopicWeb SitesHealth policy Health Affairs Department of Health and Human Services: : index.htmlMedicare: Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight: ociio/index.htmlKaiser Family Foundation: Center for Health Improvement: Academy for Health Services Research & Health Policy: Health Hippo: hippo.hippohome.html Center for Global Development Memorial Fund Quarterly New England Journal of Medicine Journal of Health Policy, Politics and Law The Economist Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (Liberal/left)CATO Institute (Libertarian/right)Health policy (California)California HealthCare Foundation: Insure The Uninsured Project: Health Access: Public Policy Institute of CA: Information resourcesNational Library of Medicine: nlm. Virtual reference style manuals: csulb.edu/library/eref/vref/style.htmlAPA electronic citations: apa-style-help.aspx.Health policy formation, agenda settingRobert Wood Johnson Foundation: The Urban Institute: ; Families USA: Center for Health Care Strategies: Center for Studying Health System Change: Policy implementation & modificationNational Academy for State Health Policy: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research: healthpolicy.ucla.eduCalifornia HealthCare Foundation: Kaiser Family Foundation: ; Rand Corporation: Mathematica Policy Research: The Commonwealth Fund: Health-Reform.aspxFinancing health servicesCenter for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Center on Budget & Policy Priorities: Kaiser Family Foundation: CA Legislative Analyst's Office: lao.Healthcare Financial Management Assn: Managed care, insurance & benefitsEmployee Benefits Research Institute: America’s Health Insurance Plans: CA Assn. Of Health Plans: CA Dept. of Managed Health Care: dmhc.CA Office of the Patient Advocate: opa.index.aspxNational Governors Association: National Association of Insurance Commissioners: Ambulatory health servicesAmerican Academy of Urgent Care Medicine: National Association for Ambulatory Care: Medical Group Management Association: Hospitals & health systemsAmerican Hospital Assn.: Blue Cross/Blue Shield Assn.: Kaiser Permanente: Long Term Care; Politics of Aging & DisabilityAmerican Association of Retired Persons: Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund: Mental healthNational Institute of Mental Health: nimh. Bazelon Center for MH Law: Medline Plus: nlm.medlineplus/mentalhealth.htmlPharmaceuticalsPharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists: Public healthCenters for Disease Control & Prevention: American Public Health Association: Health professionalsAm. Medical Assn.: ama-; Am. Nurses Assn. Am. Academy of Physician Assistants: Am. Pharmaceutical Assn.: Quality of careInstitute of Medicine: iom.eduNational Committee for Quality Assurance: Joint Commission (accreditation): California Healthcare Foundation Quality Initiative: Ethical issuesAlliance for Health Reform: Hastings Center: BibliographyBruce Fried and Laura Gaydos, World Health Systems: Challenges and Perspectives. Chicago: Health Administration Press, 2002. (available from CSULB Bookstore and on reserve)Graig, L. The Health of Nations (1999). Congressional Quarterly Press, Washington, DC., 3nd ed. M Merson, R Black, A Mills, International Public Health, Gaithersburg: Aspen Publishers, Inc. 2001.D Crystal, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. G. Anderson, P Hussey, Frogner, H. Waters, “Health Spending in the U.S. and the Rest of the Industrialized World.” Health Affairs, July/August 2005/Volume 24, Number 4P Colman, Corpses, Coffins, and Crypts. New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1997. Global Report 05/06. Published by McGaw Hill, 2005.Health Affairs Special Issue. “Global Challenges in Health.” May/June 2004. J Hinnells, A New Handbook of Living Religions. London: Penguin, 1998.D. Skal, Death Makes a Holiday: A Cultural History of Halloween. New York: Bloomsbury, 2002. The Economist. Journal with typically one article per issue pertinent to global or international health. M Toro-Morn and M. Alicea (Eds), Migration and Immigration: A Global View. Westport, CN: Greenwood Press, 2004T Tuleja, Curious Customs. New York: The Stonesong Press, Inc., 1987. World Health Organization. World Health Reports. Annually 1995-2005. Geneva: WHO. M Merson, R Black, A Mills, International Public Health, Gaithersburg: Aspen Publishers, Inc. 2001.Health Affairs. May-June, 2002; May-June, 2003; May-June, 2004; May-June 2005; May-June 2006. This edition is always devoted to international health or health care systems in a foreign nation.The Reform of Health Care, Health Policy Studies No. 2, Paris: OECD 1992.Goodman, Musgrave and Herrick. 2005. Lives at Risk: Single-Payer National Health Insurance Around the World. New York: Rowman & Littlefield. STUDENT INFORMATION SHEETSpring, 2014(TURN IN TO INSTRUCTOR)Name___________________________________________________________Name you prefer to use____________________________________________Address_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Phone(s):________________________________________________________Best time/place to reach you:_______________________________________Fax:_________________________________________________________E-mail address:__________________________________________________Please describe briefly:a.Your educational background and work experience:b.Future educational and career plans:c.Your reasons for taking this course, what you hope to learn from it:d.Other HCA classes you are taking or have completed: ................
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