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| September 2 |
Introduction to Course |
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September 5 | American Health Care in Practice: Health Care Organization
Abraham, 1-59 Study Guide #1 |
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| September 9 |
American Health Care in Practice: Health Care Organization
Abraham, 60-133 Study Guide #1 Assign students to research teams
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| September 12 |
American Health Care in Practice: Caregiving
Abraham, 134-197
Link & Phelan, "Fundamental Sources of Health Inequalities"
Study Guide #1
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| September 16 | American Health Care in Practice: Disparities
Abraham, 198-259
Study Guide #1
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| September 19 | In-Class Video |
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| September 26 | Origins of the American Health Care System
Starr, 235-289 Study Guide #2 |
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| September 30 |
Origins: The Rise of Private Insurance & The Employer-Based System
Starr, 290-334
Glied, "The Employer-Based Health Insurance System"
Cohn, 27-54
Study Guide #2 |
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| October 3 | Origins: The Birth of Medicare and Medicaid
Starr, 335-378 Study Guide #2
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| October 7 | Origins: The Failure of Reform, the Birth of HMOs
Starr, 379-419 Study Guide #2 |
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| October 10 | The Growth of Corporate Medicine and Competition
Starr, 420-449
Cohn, 55-85
Robinson, “The End of Managed Care”
Reinhardt et. al., "U.S. Health Care Spending in an International Context" Study Guide #3 |
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| October 17 | Comparisons
(Research group presentation#1) |
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| October 21 | Comparisons
(Research group presentation#1)
First Paper Due October 26 at midnight
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| October 24 | Preliminary Explanations: American Institutions
Steinmo and Watts, “It’s the Institutions, Stupid!” Preliminary Explanations: Culture, Interests, Events
Oberlander, “The Politics of Health Care Reform: Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good Plans?” Study Guide #4 |
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| October 28 | Tanner Conference
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| October 31 | How Does Public Policy Get Made? Ideas and Actors
Kingdon, 1-70
Study Guide #5 |
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| November 4 | How Does Public Policy Get Made? The Garbage Can Model
Kingdon, 71-164 Study Guide #5 |
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| November 7 | How Does Public Policy Get Made? Policy Windows
Kingdon, 165-195 Study Guide #5 |
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| November 11 | Applying Kingdon to Health Policy: Is a Window Open for Health Care Reform?
Articles on McCain/Obama Health Care Plans (Depending on winnner . . .) |
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| November 14 | Kingdon and The Clinton Health Plan: Was Hillary to Blame? Bill? Ira?
Skocpol, 1-47
Study Guide #6 |
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| November 17 | The Clinton Health Plan: The Strategy
Skocpol, 48-106 Study Guide #6 |
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| November 21 | The Clinton Health Plan: Was the Window Open?
Skocpol, 107-188 Study Guide #6 |
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| November 25 | Political Analysis of Selected Issues
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| December 2 |
Political Analysis of Selected Issues
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| December 5 |
Recent Developments/New Issues
(Final research group presentations on selected issues)
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| December 9 | Recent Developments/New Issues (Final research group presentations on selected issues)
Wrapping Up: The Future of American Health Care
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| December 19 |
Final Paper Due at 4:30 p.m. |
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