HME4203 - Spring 2006

Teaching plan

DateTeacherPlaceTopicLecture notes / comments
16.03.2006Ana Rico? 13:15-14:15, Seminarroom 4 Harald Schjeldrups hus? Lecture 1 (L1). Trends in health policy. NOTE: Choice of paper topics ? Readings:
  • Course syllabus
  • Mintzberg (1996)
  • Pierre and Peters (2000) Ch 6 and 9
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22.03.2005Ana Rico? 13:15-16:00, Seminarroom 4 Harald Schjeldrups hus? L2. Governance (1): Federalism and devolution? Readings:
  • Rico and Costa (2005)
  • Rodden (2004)
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23.03.2006Ana Rico/student led session? 10:15-12:00, Seminarroom 4 Harald Schjeldrups hus? Seminar 1 (S1): Governance 1: Devolution in the EU? Readings:
  • Rico and Leon (2005)
  • *www.observatory.dk
  • *www.worldbank.org

Readings marked with * are elective?

19.04.2006Ana Rico? 13:15-16:00, Seminarroom 4 Harald Schjeldrups hus? L3: Governance (2): Coordination and integrated care policy? Readings:
  • Boerma and Rico (2005)
  • Boerma and Dubois (2005)
  • Rico et al. (2003)
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26.04.2006Ana Rico? 13:15-16:00, Seminarroom 4 Harald Schjeldrups hus? L4: Regulation (1): Markets, choice and mobility in HC? Readings:
  • Ringard, Rico and Hagen (2004)
  • Tai-Seale (2004)
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27.04.2006Student-led session? 10:15-12:00, Seminarroom 4 Harald Schjeldrups hus? S2: Governance 2: The politics of PC, HC and integrated care? Readings:
  • Rico et al. (2003)
  • *Vrangb?k et al. (2004)

Readings marked with * are elective?

03.05.2006Jonas Schrey?gg, Berlin? 13:15-16:00, Seminarroom 4 Harald Schjeldrups hus? L5: Financing (1): Incentives and payment systems in Germany? Readings:
  • Busse (2004)
  • Schrey?gg and Busse (2005)
  • Schrey?gg et al. (2005)
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04.05.2006Jonas Schrey?gg, Berlin? 09:15-12:00, Seminarroom 4 Harald Schjeldrups hus? L6: Regulation (2): Sickness fund competition in the EU and Germany? Readings:
  • Laske-Aldershof et al. (2004)
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04.05.2006Student-led session? 13:15-15:00, Seminarroom 4 Harald Schjeldrups hus? S3: Regulation (3): Pharmaceuticals? Readings:
  • Busse et al. (2005)
  • Paris (2005)
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10.05.2006Dr. Bathia, Dehli? 13:15-15:00, Seminarroom 4 Harald Schjeldrups hus? L7: Regulation (4): Quality and accrediation? Readings:
  • Kahan and Goodstadt (1999)
  • Kelly (2003)
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11.05.2006Dr. Bathia, Dehli? 09:15-12:00, Seminarroom 4 Harald Schjeldrups hus? L8: Governance (3): Corporate governance and the micro level? Readings:
  • Orlikoff and Middelton (2005)
  • Pointer and Orllikoff (2002)
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11.05.2006Student-led session? 13:15-15:00, Seminarroom 4 Harald Schjeldrups hus? S4: Financing (2): Public-private partnerships? Readings:
  • PPP in India: Final report on RCH
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18.05.2006Francesco Paolucci, Rotterdam? 09:15-11:00, Seminarroom 4 Harald Schjeldrups hus? Solidarity in competitive health insurance markets: analyzing the relevant EC legal framework? Contents:
  • Trend in several countries: towards more ‘Consumer choice of sickness fund’
  • How to organize solidarity in a competitive health insurance market? Economic analysis of different regulatory frameworks that aim at achieving solidarity in competitive health insurance markets. Compatibility of different regulations with the relevant EC legal framework.
  • Policy implications for some EU countries

Readings:

  • Paolucci et al (2006)
  • Van de Ven et al. (2000)

All students should go through the literature for the two lectures and the seminar by Mr Paolucci ahead of the first lecture. The preparations for the seminar must be made between and after lectures on Thursday?

18.05.2006Francesco Paolucci, Rotterdam? 13:15-15:00, Seminarroom 4 Harald Schjeldrups hus? L10: Interaction effects between basic and supplementary health insurance? Contents:
  • Defining health care financing schemes
  • Interaction effects between basic and supplementary health care financing: Analysing the consequences for solidarity of the transition from basic to supplementary health insurance coverage. Supplementary health insurance as a tool for risk-selection in 5 countries’ basic health insurance markets.
  • Policy implications

Readings:

  • Van de Ven et al (2003)
  • Mossialos (2002)*

* elective reading?

19.05.2006Student-led session/Francesco Paolucci? 09:15-11:00, Seminarroom 4 Harald Schjeldrups hus? S5: Applying the EC relevant legal framework? Contents:
  • Choose among the following countries’ competitive health insurance market: Israel, Switzerland, the Netherlands (new system).
  • Answer the following questions:
  • What is the best strategy that governments can adopt to guarantee an “acceptable level of solidarity” in the (chosen) contry’s competitive health insurance market?
  • Do the country’s specific different intervention strategies conform with the European Community (EC) legal framework?

Readings:

  • Van de Ven et al. (2003)
  • New health insurance system
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31.05.2006? Knut's/Are's office? Delivery of working papers? ?
16.06.2006? 10:00-12:00, Seminar room 6 Harald Schjeldrups hus? Exam? Please note that the date has been changed?
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