The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

HIUT 4303 The US Healthcare System

This course will present a survey of the modern American health care system. The course will focus on the major pieces of legislation that serve as the foundation of the current U.S. health care structures. Topics in the course will include Medicare, Medicaid, and HIPAA, their impacts on financing, health care access and professional roles. The course will integrate current legislative actions, public concerns, implications, and discussions surrounding health care reform. This course equates to UTH-BMI:HIT-5301 The US Healthcare System.

Credits

3

Schedule Type

Lecture

Grading Basis

Standard Letter (A-F)

Administrative Unit

Dept of Health & Biomedical Sc

Offered

Fall/Spring/Summer