MHA 656 - Health Policy and Aging

Credits: 3

This course will address the impacts of national age-based and age-related policy and programs such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Americans with Disabilities Act, the Older Americans Act, and the Affordable Care Act. In addition, it will examine the implementation of these programs in state and local settings, where implications are tangible for vulnerable groups such as low-income and frail older people and their families. Furthermore, this course will address how local governments can shape policy to respond to the needs of their own aging populations.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Master of Health Administration program or the Post-Acute Care Certificate

Term(s) Offered: Fall

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