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Health Policy I

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
1/26/26 - 5/13/26
Mo 4p.m. – 6:45p.m.		 Wheatley-Peters W04-0122 3 $2657 (guest students)
Date
1/26/26 - 5/13/26
Time
Mo 4p.m. – 6:45p.m.
Location
Wheatley-Peters W04-0122
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2657 (guest students)

Description

This is the first course in a two-semester health policy sequence. It provides a foundation for health policy analysis, focusing on the history and development of political, economic, and social systems involved in health care and on theories useful in the analysis of past, current, and future health policies. The course examines federal, state, and local governmental structures and the ways in which they and other forces affect health policy.

Guest registration opens January 12

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

1/26/2026 - 5/13/2026

Location

Wheatley-Peters W04-0122

Enrolled / Capacity

3 / 20

Status

Closed

Instructor

Ashley Waddell

Tuition*

$2657 (guest students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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