Essentials of health policy and law

Introduction : understanding the role of and conceptualizing health policy and law

Policy and the policymaking process

Law and the legal system

Understanding health insurance

Health economics in a health policy context

Government health insurance programs: Medicaid, SCHIP, and Medicare

The uninsured and health reform

Individual rights in health care and public health

Health care quality policy and law

The art of structuring and writing a health policy analysis.

Understanding the role of and conceptualizing health policy and law

Policy and the policymaking process

Law and the legal system

Overview of the United States healthcare system

Public health institutions and systems

Individual rights in health care and public health

Social determinants of health and the role of law in optimizing health

Understanding health insurance

Health economics in a health policy context

Health reform in the United States

Government health insurance programs : Medicaid, CHIP, and Medicare

Healthcare quality policy and law

Public health preparedness policy

The art of structuring and writing a health policy analysis.