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Course Overview

Healthcare systems operate at the intersection of economics, policy, and markets. Leaders must navigate cost pressures, policy reforms, and shifting demand while ensuring equity and efficiency.

This Health Economics and Market Dynamics Training Course introduces key economic principles and explores how markets, financing models, and regulations impact healthcare delivery worldwide.

Participants will analyze real-world case studies, practice economic modeling, and engage in discussions on cost-effectiveness, insurance design, and market-based innovations in healthcare.

Course Benefits

• Gain a strong foundation in health economics concepts.

• Understand the impact of market dynamics on healthcare systems.

• Improve decision-making using economic evaluation tools.

• Explore healthcare financing and insurance models.

• Assess the role of policy and regulation in shaping markets.

Course Objectives

• Explain core principles of health economics and their application.

• Analyze demand, supply, and pricing in healthcare markets.

• Evaluate cost-effectiveness and resource allocation methods.

• Understand the role of health insurance and financing structures.

• Examine the effects of policy reforms on healthcare systems.

• Assess global trends in healthcare spending and innovation.

• Apply economic reasoning to healthcare leadership decisions.

Training Methodology

The course uses interactive lectures, case studies, group discussions, and applied exercises in health economic evaluation. Participants will connect theory to practice in decision-making.

Target Audience

• Healthcare executives and administrators.

• Policy makers and health regulators.

• Insurance and healthcare financing professionals.

• Public health and global health specialists.

Target Competencies

• Health economic analysis.

• Market and policy evaluation.

• Healthcare financing strategies.

• Evidence-based decision-making.

Course Outline

Unit 1: Introduction to Health Economics

• Defining health economics and market dynamics.

• The role of economics in healthcare decision-making.

• Key challenges in global healthcare economics.

• Overview of demand and supply in healthcare.

Unit 2: Healthcare Financing and Insurance Models

• Public vs. private financing systems.

• The economics of health insurance.

• Global case studies on financing structures.

• Impact of financing models on access and equity.

Unit 3: Cost-Effectiveness and Resource Allocation

• Methods of economic evaluation (CEA, CUA, CBA).

• Prioritizing interventions with limited resources.

• Tools for assessing healthcare technologies.

• Case studies in cost-effectiveness analysis.

Unit 4: Market Forces and Policy Impact

• Competition and regulation in healthcare markets.

• Pricing and reimbursement mechanisms.

• Policy reforms and their market consequences.

• Balancing equity, efficiency, and innovation.

Unit 5: Global Trends and Future Directions

• Healthcare expenditure and sustainability challenges.

• Emerging markets and health innovation.

• The role of economics in value-based care.

• Preparing leaders for future market shifts.

Ready to navigate the economics of healthcare?
Join the Health Economics and Market Dynamics Training Course with EuroQuest International Training and make smarter decisions for sustainable healthcare systems.