COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES



COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESCalifornia State University, Long BeachHealth Care Administration ProgramSYLLABUS: Spring, 2012Course Title:HCA 422I – Global Health Issues(3 Units) Day and Time:Tuesdays 4-6:45pmRoom: TBAInstructor:Richard L. Tradewell, MBA, Ph.D. rtradewe@csulb.eduProgram Office ET-101; 562 985-5694Office Hours:Drop in any time two hours before each class session (2-4pm) and by appointment. Course 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. Schaeffer, Adam B. 2010. “They Spend WHAT? The Real Cost of Public Schools.” March 10, 2010 CATO Policy Analysis no. 662 Faber, David. 2009. “Untold Wealth: The Rise of the Super Rich.”Thu 11 Jun 09. David Faber inside the exclusive world of the new super rich. Texts (Recommended) : 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 Publication Manual, 6th Ed., 2009.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 and Oral Presentation 100 pointsB.Objective Quizzes (5 @ 20 pts each)100 pointsDebate Team 20 pointsTake Home Final Examination 80 points300 pointsGrading90 % and higher:A80 % and higherB 70 % and higherC60 % and higherDBelow 60%FCOUNTRY CRITICAL ESSAY GUIDELINESYou will prepare a 4-5 page, double-spaced, essay with reference sheet on a nation of your choice that is NOT on our core study list. Thus, you may NOT write on: Canada, U.K., Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Japan or Singapore. What is a critical essay?A critical essay provokes and reflects thought. It examines health policy solutions from multiple perspectives. It thinks through both market and government failure, including how a program is implemented and how and how often it is evaluated for cost-effectiveness. One Critical Essay RequiredYou will be analyzing how effectively the nation’s health system works, the major reforms needed, and whether you would recommend this system, or parts of it, for the U.S. Or you may analyze an economically developing or transitional nation (Cuba, Mexico, China). You will be paying particular attention to how scare resources are utilized, major reforms needed and whether the nation is heading in the right direction. Present Both Sides: Look for the FightEvery nation has at least a major and an opposition party and candidates with very different ideas about healthcare. In developed, and even in some developing nations, the two sides are usually represented by policy institutes or think tanks that publish many useful articles. Presenting Your AnalysisYou will be orally summarizing your essay for your classmates. You should use a one page outline of your key points to hand out to the class. These presentations must be short (3-5) and allow five minutes for discussion.Length and FormatThe best “op-ed” pieces are often the shortest. Two-four pages double-spaced (your references add a fifth page) should be adequate to present your argument. Be brief but specific and make your report fact, chart, data-laden.Please Use Microsoft Word for your essay. This allows me to easily track my changes and edits to your work. If this is a hardship, I will paste my corrections into Word but you will have the own the program open my corrections. ReferencesYou must include two references (books, journal articles) in addition to the texts. Use a consistent and standard reference mon Issues to Consider in Your Country Critical Essays (Check out for other ideas): Is personal medical care a right? Who should pay for your healthcare: employer, government, yourself?Is consumer choice of services a right?What indicates market failure and supports government intervention?What indicates government failure and the need to establish market forces?Why is U.S. health care said to be in crisis? Are any other nations in crisis with health care?Compare/contrast ObamaCare with mandate systems of other nations such as France. How is the ObamaCare similar to the Massachusetts state plan (RomeyCare)? Has RomneyCare worked?What actually is success? Is it universal access? Is it lower cost services? Is it better quality services?Is there access to care or access to a waiting list?Have taxes been raised continually to support health care? Are tax rates growing faster than national income? Is economic growth slowed as a consequence?Market Failures the government is attempting to correct.Evidence of Government Failure in implementation of public policy.Interaction of Public Health Services and Personal Medical Care Services in Selected Nations.Control of Budgets and Revenues Under Different Systems of Government.How to Control Demand for Health Care.Consumer Control and Empowerment.Health Professional Licensure and Certification: does it help or hinder cost effective services?Changing Stakeholders in Health Services in Different CountriesIs Technology Lifesaving or Cost-Increasing in a particular nation?Cost Benefit and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.Access as a Worldwide Ethical Issue.Rationing of Health Care in Different SettingsHealth Reform and Quality Assurance Trends Affecting HealthInstitutional Ownership of the Health Care IndustryWar, Civil Disorder and Health ServicesDEBATE GUIDELINESUsing website as our inspiration, we will debate each nation’s health system in a pro/con format. The class is divided into ten groups of about three students per group. The groups will be matched against each other with two groups presenting each class. You must be prepared to argue both the pro and con position. I will flip a coin to determine whether you are pro or con. QUIZ/EXAM SCHEDULEQuiz 1Intro to Problems in U.S. Health SystemFebruary 7, 2012Quiz 2 Canada Ideals and Government FailureFeb 21Quiz 3Can the U.K. NHS Ever Be Kaiser? Mar 6Quiz 4Mandate Nations: Germany, Holland, JapanApr 3Quiz 5Developing Nations: Poverty, Disease, Corruption, Hope Apr 24Final Exam (TH)Model Nations (Singapore, Switzerland); PPACAMay 8CRITICAL ESSAY SCHEDULEDiscuss Topic and Reference Sources in ClassFebruary 14, 2012Complete Draft, with references for grade (Optional) Mar 6Final Critical Essay (with improvement bullets if Draft was graded) Apr 3Present Essay in Class Apr 17, 24, May 1Semester Schedule and Reading AssignmentsWeek 1:Jan 24 What Went Wrong on the Way to Universal Health Care?Focus Question Week 1: Did Obama Fix Market Failures? Is Everyone Covered? Why this class is important to you, the nation and your worldWhat went wrong on the way to universal care? Three way of organizing a health system. Market, Mandate, and Single-Payer. 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:“How American Healthcare Killed My Father” Tanner (“Green,” pages 1-7)Tanner (“Bad,” see: “Executive Summary” and “Introduction” and Page 63, Timetable) 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” in health systems around the world: White. E.B. 1979 (third edition); Chapter II, “Elementary Principles of Composition.” Video presentation: John Stossel, six part series: “Sick in America Week 2:Jan 31. Learning the Three Components of Market Failure. Focus Question Week 2: Is Health Care in the U.S. So Uniquely Unaffordable Because the Market has Failed?Reading Assignment: STONEBRAKER: JOY OF ECONOMICS (SEE BEACHBOARD) MILTON FRIEDMAN; HOW TO CURE HEALTH CARE (SEE BEACHBOARD)Critical Thinking Discussion TopicsWhat are moral hazard, adverse selection and information asymmetry? What are the common elements of all health systems?How do we evaluate health systems?Is it possible to have both equity and efficiency?What is the role of the state?What parts of the health system are public goods and which are private goods?What kinds of regulatory mechanisms do governments use?How do we evaluate public and private financing options?How are providers paid?How are services provided?What kinds of reform should we look for in each nation?Regulation reformFinancing reformResource allocation reformProvision of services reformKey Terms: Universal entitlementEnforcement of legal rightsMoral idealsMarket failure and government interventionWeek 3: Feb 7 QUIZ 1: 20 QUESTIONS on government failure featuring Friedman and market failure featuring Stonebraker.Focus Question Week 3: If the Answer to Market Failure Is Government Intervention with New Programs, What Happens When Government Fails? Short Movie: IOUSA Government Growth and Government Failure Background ReadingWeimer and Vining. 2005, Policy Analysis (Prentice Hall, 4th Edition, “Chapter 9, Government Failure” in e-reserves.Economist: “Survey: the Future of the State”Page 8: Government Spending as Percentage of GDP over 100 years in selected nations.Page 18 – The Hidden Cost of Taxes. Instructor PowerPoint: Government Failure Bureaucracy: Public Choice Theory: Government Failure; .Freidman, Milton. “How to Cure Healthcare”. The Public Interest, Winter, 2001. (Word copy on BeachBoard). CLASS ASSIGNMENT: John Stossel’s STUPID IN AMERICA will be shown in class. See: review here: . Steps to fire a bad teacher are here: Critical Thinking Discussion TopicsWhy do government programs to help the poor so often fail in practice? Why did the old welfare system lead to government dependency?How does Milton Friedman reason that bad tax policy led to the crisis in U.S. healthcare?How does tax policy encourage over-consumption and waste and systematically reward the wealthy at the expense of the poor?Can government discriminate in providing services?When, if ever, are taxes just too high? What is the relationship between taxation and economic growth and opportunity?When government gets into the subsidy business, what socio-economic groups tend to benefit?In what ways is King-Drew Medical Center (so-called “Killer King”) an example of government failure? Was too little money the problem?Are American “public schools” really public? Why are performance levels of American students relatively low internationally? Is money the problem? Key terms:Theory of government failureRent seekingRelationship of high taxes to economic growthGovernment growth over 100 yearsCapitalism and Socialism Week 4:Feb 14Focus Question Week 4: What Are the Idealist Goals and Values of Canadian Health Care?The Canadian Health Care SystemThe development of the Canadian SystemThe early years of Canadian medicinePrinciples of Canada NHIComparing provincesIs Canada a lesson for the U.S.?Do Canadians hate their health system?Critical Thinking Discussion Topics:What does a single payer of health care mean?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: Feb 21Focus 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: Feb 28Focus Question Week 6 and 7: Can the U.K.’s National Health Service Really Become Like Kaiser?The British National Health Service (NHS)The British government and constitutionHistory of Britain since the industrial revolutionWorkers health insurance 1911-1945The birth and growth of the NHS 1945-presentStructure and functionReforms in the NHS 1954, 1976, 1993The private sector in the UKCritical Thinking Discussion Topics:What is the impact of nationalizing hospitals?What were incentives built into the payment of GPs?Why is the NHS less costly than other national programs?What is the future of private sector alternatives?Human resources management in a nationalized systemReading Assignment: 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.”Review the NHS redesigned website based on consumer choice: Key Terms:Primary Care TrustsHospital TrustsDouble jeopardyWaiting listsSuper bugsPrivatization Week 7: Mar 6; U.K. ContinuedQUIZ 3: 20 Questions on Great BritainWeek 8: Mar 13 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: March 20 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 10: Mar 27 SPRING BREAK Week 11: Quiz 4 Germany, Holland, Japan Apr 3 ** FINAL CRITICAL ESSAY DUE**Week 12: Apr 10 Focus question week 14: 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?Focus Question Week 12: 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 13: Apr 17 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 14: Apr 24 student presentationsWeek 15: May 1 student presentationsVideo presentation, Harvard historian, Niall Ferguson Review for Final Exam. Week 16 May 8 (Last Class) Final Examination Information ResourcesSelected Health Administration & Policy Journals:American Journal of Managed CareAmerican Journal of Medical QualityAmerican Journal of Public HealthBusiness and HealthThe Economist Harvard Business ReviewCambridge Quarterly of Healthcare EthicsHealth 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, 2012(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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