AØKK08322U Seminar: Financing of the health care sector (F)
The seminar is a part of the Financial line signified with (F)
(Only available for Master students at Department of Economics)
Enabling the student to:
- understand the theoretical backgrounds for the various health economic disciplines,
- read and make use of scientific articles, where advanced health economy is applied,
- see health economic challenges in an international perspective.
The main focus is the financing and structure of the medical sector, the primary and the secondary health care sector. This includes theory and practice relating to both the demand- and supply-side, and problems related to decision making based on local budgeting.
Ex. on topics:
Primary sector e.g.:
Should user fees be implemented in the Danish user fees for services that are currently free of charge in General Practice? Supplier induced demand.
Secondary sector e.g.:
Analysis of the financing and incitement structure in the Danish health care sector.
Alternative financing methods of the health care system, e.g. use of Medical Savings accounts.
Medical sector e.g.:
Reimbursement and pricing of pharmaceuticals in Denmark. Decision-makers and influencers.
Health Technology Assessment and its use in reimbursement decisions. Trade channels for market entry. Reimbursement systems. Pricing structure, trends and development.
The cost structure of research-based pharmaceuticals and reasons for price regulation.
Types of price regulation and their consequences. Use of HTA.
More general topics e.g.
’Health insurances’ (based on a Danish perspective with focus on e.g. moral hazard); ’Access to health and health care services’; ’Lifestyle models’ (Grossman); ’Finaincing of healt care systems in an international perspective’.
- Morris S., Devlin N., Parkin D. and Spencer A. ((2012). Economic Analysis in Health Care. Wiley, 2. ed. Chapters 5, 6, 7 and 13.
- Zweifel, P., Breyer, F. and Kifmann, M. (2009). Health Economics. Springer, 2. ed. Chapters 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12 and 13.
Handouts, slideshows and articles.
https://intranet.ku.dk/economics_ma/study_programme/seminars/Pages/default.aspx
- Category
- Hours
- Exam
- 0,3
- Seminar
- 0
- Total
- 0,3
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignmentOral examination, 20 min under invigilationA written seminar paper and a oral presentation for the others participans at the seminar.
- Exam registration requirements
- Attendance on the seminar. The mandatory commitment paper and seminar paper have been handed in at deadline.
- Aid
Al aids for the written seminarpaper.
For the oral presentation the slices for the presentation. The teather can specifiy what els is allowed.
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- External censorship
up to 20 % censorship at the seminarpaper
- Exam period
- Is decided and informed by the teacher at the compulsive planningmeeting.
- Re-exam
- As ordinary.
Criteria for exam assesment
The student must in a satisfactory way demonstrate that he/she has mastered the learning outcome of the course.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- AØKK08322U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Spring
- Schedule
- Spring (Week 6-21)
- Study board
- Department of Economics, Study Council
Contracting department
- Department of Economics
Course responsibles
- Niels Steenstrup Zeeberg (24-75706c737a357a7b6c6c757a7b797c7735816c6c696c796e476c6a767535727c356b72)