AØKK08322U Seminar: Financing of the health care sector (F)

Volume 2015/2016
Education

M.Sc. of Economics
The seminar is a part of the Financial line signified with (F)
The seminar is primarily for students at the MSc of Economics

Content

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.

Learning Outcome

Ex. on topics:

Primary sector e.g.:

Should user fees be implemented for services that are currently free of charge in General Practice?

Secondary sector e.g.:

Analysis of the financing and incitement structure in the Danish health care sector.

Alternative financing methods of the health care systems, 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.

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);

’Financing of health 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.

B.Sc. of Economics
Planning meeting ind the begining of the semester,informed by the teacher, writing seminar paper during the semester and presentations at the end of the semester. More informations will be uploaded at Absalon by the teacher.

Introductions and presentation of participant. Presentation of idea catalogue to thesis subjects by lecturer. Participants presentation of project titles and ideas. Discussions and feed back. Lectures with slideshow about the topic. Handing in commitment paper. Presentation and critical evaluation of papers. Opponents: All students! Each student will be moderating the evaluation of a fellow students paper. Handing in final seminar paper. Lecturer will be supervising on the seminar papers during classes.

Program: Wednesdays from 10-12
February 10: Introduction, presentation of participants and presentation of idea catalogue to thesis subjects
February 24: Participants presentation of project titles and ideas. Discussions and feedback
March 2: Presentation of the financing of and incitement structure in the Danish health care sector. Presentation of alternative financing methods of the health care system. Writing process initiated.
March 9: Reimbursement, pricing and HTA. Questions and supervision of students.
March 30: Presentation and critical evaluation of student 1+2
April 6: Presentation and critical evaluation of student 3+4
April 13: Presentation and critical evaluation of student 5+6
April 20: Presentation and critical evaluation of student 7+8
April 27: Presentation and critical evaluation of student 9+10
May 11: Presentation and critical evaluation of student 11+12
May 18: Presentation and critical evaluation of student 13+14
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Preparation
  • 180
  • Seminar
  • 26
  • Total
  • 206
Credit
7,5 ECTS
Type of assessment
Written assignment
A written seminar paper.

Included in the seminar is an oral presentation for the others participans at the seminar of 45 minuts incl discussion.
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

Deadline handing in Commitment paper: March 1 2016

Presentations from 30.th of March to 18 th of May 2016

Deadline handing in final seminar paper: May 25 26 2016 at 10 am

For enrolled students more information about examination, exam/re-sit, rules etc. is available at the student intranet for Examination (English) and student intranet for Examination (KA-Danish).

Re-exam

Submission of a written assignmetn and an oral exam in which you may be examined in the presentations of the other students participating in the seminar during the enrolment period in question.

Criteria for exam assesment

The student must in a satisfactory way demonstrate that he/she has mastered the learning outcome of the course.