- Docente: Federico Toth
- Crediti formativi: 5
- SSD: SPS/04
- Lingua di insegnamento: Inglese
- Modalità didattica: Convenzionale - Lezioni in presenza
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
Laurea Magistrale in
Health Economics and Management (cod. 5902)
Valido anche per Laurea Magistrale in Economia e politica economica (cod. 8420)
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dal 07/11/2023 al 12/12/2023
Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire
At the end of the course the student is introduced to the principles of health care organization and policy in a comparative perspective. Aim of the course is to understand the evolution and contemporary state of health care systems in different OECD countries. By the end of the course, the student is able to: 1) Identify the key characteristics and components of health care systems. 2) Assess each health care systems strengths and weaknesses 3) Explain the recent health care reform efforts in OECD countries
Contenuti
Course contents:
The evolutionary path of OECD health care systems
Main models of health care funding, including the differences between tax based models, SHI-models and models based on voluntary insurance
Models of health care provision
Health care reforms over the last decades
Health policy and politics
Full course description is available on Virtuale (https://virtuale.unibo.it)
Testi/Bibliografia
Textbook
Toth, F. (2021). Comparative Health Systems. A New Framework. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Metodi didattici
Traditional lectures and class discussion.
The course consists of 10 meetings of 180 minutes each.
Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento
Final assessment will be calculated as follows: attendance and participation in class 10%; final written exam 90%.
The written exam consists of 5 open questions.
Strumenti a supporto della didattica
Traditional lectures and class discussion. Voluntary student oral presentation
Orario di ricevimento
Consulta il sito web di Federico Toth
SDGs


L'insegnamento contribuisce al perseguimento degli Obiettivi di Sviluppo Sostenibile dell'Agenda 2030 dell'ONU.