The aim of the course is to give to the students newest information about main issues   of   health   policy,   management   and   economics   and   principles   of healthcare priorities. Teaching course consider economical aspects of health and healthcare systems, mobilization, gathering and allocation of resources. The goal of the course is to realize significance of efficacy and fairness in the process of  sharing resources.

Training course is divided in to three main parts:

In the first part is presented fundamental concepts and definition of healthcare policy, management and economics. Principles of development of health policy and fundamental topics of healthcare management. Course topics also consider concept of efficacy of healthcare resources, capitals and medical activities, specifics of medical market. Teaching course provide information about prices and basic theories of pricing of medical services, direct and indirect costs in medicine. Course materials also show what is the impact of tax regulations, subsidies,  co-financing,  self-financing  and  generally  financial  policies  on health-related behavior of population.

The second part of the study course is about healthcare financing. The Course

considers  the  most  common methods  of  healthcare  services,  as  in  primary healthcare, as well in hospital sector. Also, the alternative ways of financing the healthcare services (insurance and tax-related), reviewed alternative ways of financing of medical providers (self-financing - pay system depending on performed work and without it).

In the last, third, part of course will be reviewed methodology for economical evaluation of health, concept of profitable and non-profitable medical facility and cost-effectiveness of healthcare. Teaching course examine measurement of health costs’ results, and examine concept of quality of life and health life years

Different methods of estimating efficacy and cost-effectiveness of healthcare costs. The course also considers priority issues of healthcare costs and related outcomes.