Calendar for Spring, 2010

PADM 5791

(Changes from original calendar are noted at the bottom

of this page on the Web.)

 

 

WEEK 1

  • Wednesday, January 13
  • First class meeting -- Course introduction and overview

 

WEEK 2

  • Wednesday, January 20
  • Chapter 1: Health Care Politics

WEEK 3

  • Wednesday, January 27
  • Chapter 2: Health Care Policy in the United States
  • Online Discussion Forum 1 contributions dues by 11:59 p.m. Sunday January 30

WEEK 4

  • Wednesday, February 3
  • Chapter 3: Medicaid: Health Care for the Poor

WEEK 5

  • Wednesday, February 10
  • Chapter 4: Medicare: Health Care for the Elderly and Disabled
  • Online Discussion Forum 2 contributions dues by 11:59 p.m. Sunday February 14

WEEK 6

  • Wednesday, February 17 -- Midterm Exam to be distributed

WEEK 7

  • Wednesday, February 24
  • Chapter 5: Health Care and the Disadvantaged: Falling through the Cracks

WEEK 8

  • Wednesday, March 3
  • Chapter 6: Health Care Cost Containment
  • Online Discussion Forum 3 contributions dues by 11:59 p.m. Sunday March 7

WEEK 9

  • Wednesday, March 10
  • Chapter 7: Medical Malpractice and Medical Liability

WEEK 10

  • Wednesday, March 17
  • Chapter 8: Health Care Technology
  • Online Discussion Forum 4 contributions dues by 11:59 p.m. Sunday March 21

WEEK 11

  • Wednesday, March 24
  • Chapter 9: Reforming the System

WEEK 12

  • Wednesday, March 31
  • Chapter 10: The Triumph of Incrementalism: From Managed Care to Consumer-Driven Health Care
  • Online Discussion Forum 5 contributions dues by 11:59 p.m. Sunday April 3

WEEK 13

  • Wednesday, April 7
  • Chapter 11: Conclusion: Health Care Policy at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century

WEEK 14

  • Wednesday, April 14
  • To be announced

WEEK 15

  • Wednesday, April 21 -- Final Exam for potential graduates (subject to possible change)

WEEK 16

·        Wednesday, April 28

·        FINAL EXAM for others

 

 

 

Modifications:

 

Feb 2 -- moved final exam to correct date