Health Economics
Learning outcome 1: Analyse national preventative public health programmes in terms of distributive justice in health care.
Learning outcome 2: Critically examine the different models of health care finance in terms of their sustainability, efficiency and equity.
Learning outcome 3: Provide a critical review of a public health issue and response from the perspectives of government, provider, and public.
Assessment details
Select a health outcome relevant to public health in one specific country (anywhere in the world) and critically evaluate evidence relating to a service or intervention designed to improve this health outcome.
Your critical evaluation should include discussion of the creation, expansion, contraction or closure of the service or intervention.
Suggested Structure
Introduction (400 words):
Discuss the significance of the service or intervention in terms of its health, economic and social impact by providing critical analysis of research.
Describe populations (geographically, socially, economically, etc) that may benefit most from this service (please make reference to specific research evidence to support the information presented).
Discussion (800 words):
How does the service or intervention fit in with the national healthcare financing strategy?
How can it contribute to protecting people against the financial risk of paying for accessing health services or interventions?
How does the service or intervention help the health system to show better efficient use of available national resources?
How may economic evaluations provide more information about the cost effectiveness of this service of this intervention?
Conclusion and Recommendations (300) words:
Briefly summarise the main issues.
Make recommendations on the creation, expansion, contraction or closure of the service or intervention.
Make recommendations for actions to be taken by stakeholders, policy makers, practitioners and researchers.
References:
Provide a list of appropriately referenced literature supporting your essay.