Health Care Finance

This 3-credit course will cover the legal structures governing public and private health care finance. Topics include an overview of health care and health care insurance markets, the history and economics of health care insurance, employer-sponsored insurance including ERISA preemption, the Affordable Care Act's structure and related litigation, Medicare, and Medicaid. Grades will be based primarily on a 3-hour, in-class, open-book final examination. Student participation is required and will affect course grades. No prerequisites.