- Docente: Rossella Verzulli
- Crediti formativi: 6
- SSD: SPS/04
- Lingua di insegnamento: Inglese
- Modalità didattica: Convenzionale - Lezioni in presenza
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
Laurea Magistrale in
Economics and Public Policy (cod. 5945)
Valido anche per Laurea Magistrale in Health Economics and Management (cod. 5902)
Laurea Magistrale in Health economics and management (cod. 6759)
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dal 11/11/2025 al 10/12/2025
Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire
At the end of the course the student is introduced to the principles of health care organization and policy in a comparative perspective. Aim of the course is to understand the evolution and contemporary state of health care systems in different OECD countries. By the end of the course, the student is able to: 1) Identify the key characteristics and components of health care systems. 2) Assess each health care systems strengths and weaknesses 3) Explain the recent health care reform efforts in OECD countries
Contenuti
Course contents:
The evolutionary path of OECD health care systems
Main models of health care funding, including the differences between tax based models, SHI-models and models based on voluntary insurance
Models of health care provision
Health care reforms over the last decades
Health policy and politics
Testi/Bibliografia
Textbook
Toth, F. (2021). Comparative Health Systems. A New Framework. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Metodi didattici
Traditional lectures and class discussion.
The course consists of 10 meetings of 180 minutes each.
Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento
Written exam consisting of 5 open questions.
The maximum possible score is 30 cum laude, and the grade is graduated as follows:
<18 failed
18-23 sufficient
24-27 good
28-30 very good
30 e lode excellent
Strumenti a supporto della didattica
Traditional lectures and class discussion.
Orario di ricevimento
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