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HPOL5001: Health Systems and Financing
2025 unit information
This unit aims to equip students with operational knowledge of the structures and financing of health systems. The focus will be on Australia and comparable countries. However, we will also look at particular issues around lower income and aid dependent health systems. Topics covered include the organisation of health systems, funding priorities and mechanisms, administration of health care, and debates over the public-private mix, governance and accountability. By the end of this unit students will be able to: Apply a critical understanding of the history and features of the Australian and comparable health systems; Undertake a cross-country comparative analysis of health system features and outcomes; Debate the main models and principles of health system funding, including principles of insurance, risk-pooling, equity, delivery, payment models and governance; Critically analyse health system reform proposals.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Medicine and Health
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Public Health |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Corequisites:
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GLOH5135 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. apply a critical understanding of the basic history and features of the Australian and comparable health systems
- LO2. debate the main models and principles of health system funding, including principles of insurance, risk-pooling, equity, delivery, and governance
- LO3. undertake a cross-country comparative analysis of health system features and outcomes, including low and middle income countries
- LO4. (critically) analyse national health budgets and funding programs
- LO5. locate finance policy in the wider context of health systems and economies.
Unit availability
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Semester 1 2024
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney | |
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Semester 1 2024
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Online | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Semester 1 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Semester 1 2025
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Online | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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