- Docente: Matteo Lippi Bruni
- Credits: 12
- SSD: ECON-03/A
- Language: English
- Moduli: Matteo Lippi Bruni (Modulo 1) Luke Brian Connelly (Modulo 2)
- Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially) (Modulo 1); In-person learning (entirely or partially) (Modulo 2)
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Economics and Public Policy (cod. 6758)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to present the fundamental microeconomic justifications of regulatory intervention in the healthcare sector in response to market failures, and to discuss incentive-based remedies and their limitations. The broad topic focuses on health service financing and insurance markets in developed countries. Teaching practice supports theoretical considerations with an in-depth discussion of the institutional features of different forms of intervention in healthcare markets and with the presentation of case-studies regarding the practice of health insurance in various European countries and the US. At the end of the course, the student is expected to reach a detailed knowledge on: 1) the main reasons of market and government failures in the healthcare sector; 2) the trade-offs characterizing public intervention in financing and delivery of health services; 3) the role of economic incentives in regulatory policies; 4) the role, limitations and potential solutions of regulatory intervention in health insurance markets (e.g. including long term care); 6) European countries and US health insurance design and regulatory frameworks.
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