MD ID 6575 (2025/2026)

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State: PUBLISHED

Course: MD ID 6575 - Comparative Health System Design

Description: This course will provide a survey of the basic models that intl health systems follow - the Beveridge or single provider model, the National Health Insurance model, the Bismarckian model or non-governmental insurer model, & the out-of-pocket model - & use these peer comparisons to better understand the American healthcare system, which is a complex amalgam of these four models. The course will study international examples of each system (the UK, Canada, Taiwan, & Germany), including the underlying political & economic forces that led to their development, their evolution over time, & current functioning. We will turn to the U. S. in more depth, attempting to understand the logic of prev. & current reform efforts & pursuing guided research on topics of personal interest to each student.

Department: Medicine, Interdepartmental

Credit Range: 2 - 2

Academic Year: 2025/2026

Permission Required: No

School Years: MSIMSIIMSIIIMSIV

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Possible Grade(s): Fail (F)Pass (P)

Prerequisites: None

Add Policy: Course may be added to schedule 30 days before it starts.

Drop Policy: Course may be dropped from schedule 30 days before it starts.

Syllabus: No syllabus.

2025/2026

Available Sections

	Title	Tags	Year	Start/End	C	S	W
	MD ID 6575 - Comparative Health System Design		2025/2026	03/30/2026 - 04/13/2026	2	20	0