1- Develop competency in explaining and evaluating the evolution, structure, and functions of the U.S. health care system.

1. Identify the four Ps - Patient, Provider, Payer, and Policy and how they interact. Question - Identify the 4 Ps. Describe how two of these elements interact.
2. Identify the three major tasks of economics - descriptive, explanatory and evaluative. Question - Identify and describe the 3 major tasks of economics

2- Develop skills to analyze the impact of healthcare reform in regards to cost, access and quality. Identify analytical tools to describe behavioral dynamics in healthcare. Question - Provide a graph that explains one element of healthcare economics

3- Develop skills to categorize, compare and contrast key elements of the health care economy and its impact on the greater US economy. Explore tools, models and theories of healthcare and show how those tools can be used to improve decision-making in the healthcare ecosystem.

1. Question - Describe "market-demand" for healthcare and how it may impact the US economy
2. Question - Describe "cost" for healthcare and how it may impact the US economy.