HLTC43H3 Lecture : Lecture 1
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Lecture 1: health policy and public policy studies y critical comments due before each class. Example: when doing the readings, is there something that gets to you? y final exam is 100 mc. Overview y what is health policy: what is health, what is policy? y what is politics? y what is government? y how is policy made, consensus models: tend to see process as rational. Government being rational and making decisions that most members would support. People needs to support their families during high or low times. During depression, people had to pay doctors and stuff. Made it a single payer bill so it goes to one place. What is health policy? y decision made by government to address policy issues. Hp is a policy address by government to address health issues that the government is willing to take action for. What is government? y we have multiple levels of government.
