Health Economics

Objectives

Analyze concepts of health and economy, what is the same and what is different in health; analyze health financing and universal health coverage; analyze the Portuguese situation in relation to financing and health care coverage; evaluate the results relating to health financing; analyze the innovation in terms of financing; analyze the types of economic evaluation.

General characterization

Code

5788023

Credits

5

Responsible teacher

Jorge Simões

Hours

Weekly - Se a UC for oferecida como opcional, o horário será disponibilizado no 2º semestre

Total - 40

Teaching language

Portuguese

Prerequisites

Not applicable

Bibliography

• Pita Barros P (2009): Economia da Saúde - Conceitos e Comportamentos. 2nda edição. Editora Almedina.
• Simões, J. Augusto GF, Fronteira I “O Estado, o Mercado e o Setor Social na Saúde”. In A Saúde e o Estado – o SNS aos 40 Anos. Conselho Económico e Social e Edições Almedina, Coimbra, 2018.
• Simões J, Augusto GF, Fronteira I, Hernandez-Quevedo C. Portugal: Health System Review. European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, 2017.
• Campos A.C. e Jorge Simões (coord.). 40 Anos de Abril na Saúde. Almedina, 2014.

Teaching method

Practical seminars.

Evaluation method

Individual work and respective discussion with the teacher.

Subject matter

I. Health and economy.
II. Health financing.
III. Innovation in financing.
IV. Types of economic evaluation.