Welcome to NURS602: Health Care Policy!

Below you will find a high level table of contents covering each of the different sections and weeks of this course.

Make sure to review the outline in the order it is presented. This means you need to review the syllabus sections first so you will understand the necessary university information before starting to read the weekly course content.

Canvas Navigation Important Reminder: As noted in the Student Orientation Course, once you click on a content links (within the Syllabus or Weekly Content pages), you will have a couple navigation options. The first option is to click on the navigation buttons found on the bottom of your monitor to get to the next page or the previous page. The second option is to select Modules from the Course Menu on the left to be taken to the Weekly Content with links to all the pages in the course.

Syllabus: Found within the Navigation Menu on the left side of your screen.

The Syllabus includes:

Downloadable PDF of the syllabus information.
Links to each page within the Syllabus section. Some of the pages included are grading information, course materials, and helpdesk contact information.
List of assignments for the course.

Weekly Content

Week One: An Introduction to Health Care Policy and Government Agencies
Week Two: The Legislative and Political Process
Week Three: Health Disparities
Week Four: Access to Health Care
Week Five: Financial Health Care and the Affordable Care Act
Week Six: Medicare and Medicaid
Week Seven: Regulation and Licensing, Consensus Model
Week Eight: Comparison of Countries' Health Care Systems