GBA 3 Health Care Financing and Economics
This is a required course for the GBA designation. It may be used as an elective for the CEBS curriculum.
GBA courses and the new Health Care Reform Act
As anticipated, President Obama signed the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act into law on March 30, 2010. This Act along with its companion legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, makes sweeping changes to the nation's health care system. Consequently, revisions will be forthcoming in the courses comprising the CEBS Program.
It is anticipated that updates to course materials will be issued as these changes become effective. It is CEBS Program policy that students taking the CEBS national examinations are NOT responsible for changes in the law until these changes are actually incorporated into study materials with the issuance of course updates.
Students are advised to be attentive to course updates when issued. Such updates will clearly indicate the date on which the changes in the law will be subject to inclusion on the national examinations. Information on issuance of any course updates will appear in NewsScope and posted to the web site at www.cebs.org
Please note: This course was revised for the third quarter of 2009. The new study materials are available. The new study materials are valid for exams taken on or after July 15, 2009.
The purpose of the course is to provide a theoretical basis for understanding the practical issues in health plan design, management and administration. The course is designed to provide a framework for thinking about health care costs and financing in a comprehensive way that engenders well-managed group benefit programs, as well as providing a theoretical basis for understanding the practical issues in health plan design, management and administration. The material includes an overview of the structure, conduct and performance of the U.S. health care industry and alternative health care funding arrangements. The course also describes current and developing issues of relevance to health care financing.
Study Materials
- Learning Guide, includes Practice Exam on CD (PC only), $165.00
- Health Economics, Special CEBS edition, Santerre and Neun, Cengage Learning, 2009. ISBN 142406838X. $87.00
May meet CE Credit Requirements
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Assignment Topics
- Health Economics
- Health Care Cost and Benefit Analysis
- Health Care Systems and Institutions
- Demand for Medical Services
- Health Care Financing
- Funding Benefits (Part I)
- Funding Benefits (Part II)
- Health Care Cost Equation
- Selecting Health Plans
- Purchasing Quality Health Care and Vendor Management
- Group Benefits Issues
- Developments in Group Benefits