Course # 38050 Section Number 2 Day(s) M- W Time(s) 3:00pm-4:20pm Term Winter 2025 Course Instructor Zarek Brot-Goldberg Syllabus Syllabus 12/9/24 This course introduces students to contemporary issues in health care policy. Topics will fall into three broad groups: (1) corporatization of health care providers and its effects on patients; (2) health insurance reform; and (3) government policy towards public health and disease, including HIV/AIDS, obesity, and mental health. Students will develop the ability to assess empirical evidence and use it to inform recommendations for potential corrective policy. Quarter Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus Winter 2025 Issues in Health Policy Zarek Brot-Goldberg Monday, Wednesday 3:00pm-4:20pm Syllabus Recent News More news Ten Years of MSCAPP: Where Public Policy Meets Coding Wed., July 23, 2025 Rising Star in Mexico: Roberto Velasco Álvarez, MPP'17 Wed., July 23, 2025 Student Profile: Maria Villamizar Londono Wed., July 16, 2025 Upcoming Events More events Harris Summer Campus Visit Mon., July 28, 2025 | 10:00 AM Harris School of Public Policy 1307 E 60th St Chicago, IL 60637 United States Civic Leadership Academy 2026 Virtual Information Session Wed., July 30, 2025 | 12:00 PM UChicago Summer Send-Off in Tokyo Thu., July 31, 2025 | 7:30 PM DevilCraft-Hamamatsucho, Risewell Building, 1F, Minato-ku Tokyo 105-0013 Japan
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