Regulated Competition in Healthcare: Theory & Practice
Learn about regulated competition in healthcare systems, its theory, and practical implementation challenges across various countries.
Learn about regulated competition in healthcare systems, its theory, and practical implementation challenges across various countries.
This comprehensive course explores the theory and practice of regulated competition in healthcare systems. You'll learn about the model of regulated competition, its principles, and preconditions for success. The course covers market and government failures in healthcare, premium regulation, risk equalization, competition regulation, and provider payment systems. Through a mix of theoretical foundations and practical examples from various countries, you'll gain a deep understanding of how regulated competition can promote affordability, accessibility, and efficiency in healthcare systems.
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What you'll learn
Understand the concept of regulated competition in healthcare systems
Analyze the reasons for government intervention in healthcare markets
Explain the three waves of healthcare reform in high-income countries
Identify market and government failures in healthcare systems
Describe the preconditions for achieving efficiency and affordability in competitive healthcare markets
Understand premium regulation, risk equalization, and risk sharing in health insurance markets
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There are 9 modules in this course
This course offers an in-depth exploration of regulated competition in healthcare systems, combining theoretical foundations with practical applications. Students will learn about the evolution of healthcare reforms, the rationale for government intervention, and the challenges of navigating between market and government failures. The curriculum covers key aspects of regulated competition, including premium regulation, risk equalization, competition policy, and provider payment systems. Through a mix of video lectures, readings, quizzes, and peer assessments, participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of how regulated competition can be implemented to promote efficiency, affordability, and accessibility in healthcare. The course draws on examples from various countries, providing a global perspective on healthcare system design and reform.
Introduction and overview
Module 1 · 35 Minutes to complete
Why government intervention is necessary & waves of health care reform
Module 2 · 3 Hours to complete
Market & government failure in healthcare
Module 3 · 3 Hours to complete
Theory of regulated competition in healthcare systems
Module 4 · 2 Hours to complete
Preconditions for achieving efficiency & affordability in competitive health care markets
Module 5 · 8 Hours to complete
Ongoing reforms: premium regulation, risk equalization & risk sharing in health insurance markets
Module 6 · 3 Hours to complete
Ongoing reforms: competition regulation in health care
Module 7 · 8 Hours to complete
Ongoing reforms: provider payment in healthcare systems
Module 8 · 9 Hours to complete
Key takeaways & farewell
Module 9 · 3 Minutes to complete
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Instructors
Assistant Professor at Erasmus University Rotterdam Specializing in Health Insurance
Dr. Richard van Kleef is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Health Policy and Management at Erasmus University Rotterdam, where he focuses on health insurance topics, particularly cost sharing and risk adjustment. His research aims to develop more effective and equitable forms of cost sharing and to evaluate risk-adjusted capitation payments for competing health plans. A member of the Risk Adjustment Network since 2006, Dr. van Kleef promotes international collaboration in this field to enhance the applicability of research findings in policy-making. His work includes contributions to various academic publications on risk equalization and the design of health insurance models, reflecting his commitment to improving healthcare systems through innovative research and education.
Professor
Erik Schut is a professor of Health Economics & Policy at the Erasmus School of Health Policy and Management (ESHPM). He holds an MSc in Economics and a PhD in Health Economics (cum laude) from Erasmus University. His research focuses on competition and regulation, as well as the role of consumer behavior in healthcare, long-term care, and health insurance markets.
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