| Course ID: | PHRM 3750. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Pharmacy and the United States Health Care System |
Course
Description: | The social, economic, and political forces that shape the
environment in which health care currently is being delivered
in America and how this affects the United States health care
system and the practice of pharmacy. |
| Oasis Title: | Pharm and US Health Care Syst |
| Prerequisite: | Doctor of Pharmacy student or permission of major |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | 1. Describe and discuss the organization and financing of
medical care services in the United States with an emphasis on
the role of medications and pharmacy services.
2. Analyze the role of pharmacists in the United States medical
care system.
3. Compare the United States health care system to other types
of organizations.
4. Describe various health care plans.
5. Compare and contrast various health care plans (insurance,
Medicare, Medicaid, etc.). |
| Topical Outline: | How is health care different from other commodities?
Public health/Epidemiology, Healthy People 2020
Regulatory aspects of the United States health care system
Pharmaceutical care
Insurance and uninsured
Health care financing
Managed care/Health plans
Medicare
Medicaid
Health care reform
Pharmacy benefit managers
Health literacy
Long-term care
Hospitals
Health care workforce
Pharmaceutical industry
International comparisons |
| Honor Code Reference: | none |