Undergraduate Pre-requisite: Sophomore standing. - This course examines the distinctive strategic and economic challenges that healthcare and life science firms face. It explores how innovators, providers, and insurers in the healthcare industry create and capture value. We will develop frameworks of competition specific to the healthcare industry. Public policy responds to the unique features of these markets, and we will examine how this generates new affects business opportunities. The course offers insights into the unique aspects of the U.S. healthcare system and how it compares globally. We explore questions such as: How does payment affect the types of drugs firms develop? How do insurers avoid expensive customers? Who is incentivized to offer high-quality health care? Effective Fall 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Social Inquiry II.

Note that this information may change at any time. Please visit the MyBU Student Portal for the most up-to-date course information.