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- Level Professional
- Duration 39 hours
- Course by Erasmus University Rotterdam
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In this MOOC you will learn about the theory and practice of 'regulated competition' (also known as 'managed competition') in healthcare systems. Many countries have implemented or consider implementation of regulated competition in healthcare. Examples include Australia, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Germany, Ireland, Israel, The Netherlands, Switzerland and the United States. After completing this MOOC, you will be able to explain how regulated competition (in theory) promotes affordability, accessibility and efficiency of healthcare. Moreover, you will be able to explain why (in practice) successful implementation of regulated competition is very complex and often requires difficult trade-offs between policy objectives. We think this MOOC is highly valuable to any student, researcher or professional interested in healthcare system reform and design. Specific topics in this MOOC include a typology of healthcare systems, the economics of healthcare markets, theory and preconditions of regulated competition, risk adjustment and risk selection in health insurance, competition policy and provider payment.Modules
Welcome
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- Introduce yourself
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- Introduction of teachers and course overview
Why government intervention in health care is necessary
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- Why government intervention in health care is necessary
Three waves of health care reform
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- Waves of health care reform
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- Question about Reading
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- How did governments intervene in health care systems? - Three waves of health care reform
- First wave of health care reform: Social health insurance
- First wave of health care reform: National health service
- Second wave of health care reform: how did governments realize cost containment?
- Third wave of health care reform: how did governments increase incentives for efficiency?
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- Equality, Efficiency, and Market Fundamentals: The Dynamics of International Medical-Care Reform
Navigating between market failure & government failure
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- Market & government failure
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- Market & government failure in your country
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- Navigating between market failure & government failure
Is competition in health care helpful or harmful?
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- Competition in health care
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- Helpful & harmful provider competition in your country
- Questions about the Reading
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- Is competition among providers of health care helpful or harmful?
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- Competition among health care providers: helpful or harmful?
Regulated competition: background, principles and tools
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- Regulated competition: background, principles and tools
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- Question about the reading
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- The model of regulated competition in healthcare systems
- How consumer choice of insurance plan can promote efficiency
- How can insurers improve the efficiency of healthcare?
- Tools for the regulator to manage competition and to make health insurance affordable for all
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- Regulated Competition in Health Insurance Markets: Paradigms and Ongoing Issues
Preconditions for achieving efficiency & affordability in competitive health care markets
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- Preconditions for regulated competition
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- Question about Reading
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- Ten Preconditions for achieving efficiency and affordability
- Preconditions 1-5
- Preconditions 6-10
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- Preconditions for efficiency and affordability in competitive healthcare markets: Are they fulfilled in Belgium, Germany, Israel, the Netherlands and Switzerland?
Peer review assignment
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- Fulfillment of the 10 preconditions in your home country
Design and effects of premium regulation, risk equalization and risk sharing
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- Premium regulation, risk equalization and risk sharing
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- Question about reading
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- Premium regulation in health insurance markets
- Risk selection by insurers
- Risk equalization in health insurance markets
- Risk sharing in health insurance markets
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- Strategies to Counteract Risk Selection in Social Health Insurance Markets
Competition regulation in health care
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- Competition regulation in health care
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- Competition regulation in health care vs. other industries
- Balancing competition, integration & concentration
- Questions about Reading
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- Effective competition regulation in health care
- Three key issues regarding competition regulation in health care
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- Coordination versus Competition in Health Care Reform
- Hospital merger control in Germany, the Netherlands and England: Experiences and challenges
- Making health care markets work: Competition policy for health care
Further reading
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- Public healthcare interests require strict competition enforcement
- Why Don't Courts Treat Hospitals Like Tanks for Liquefied Gases? Some Reflections on Health Care Antitrust Enforcement
What drives provider payment reform?
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- What drives provider payment reform?
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- Why provider payment reform?
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- What drives provider payment reform?
Provider payment incentives & reform: what does the theory say?
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- What does the theory say?
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- Question about the things you've learned
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- Agency theory
- Multitasking problem and base payment
- Financial risk
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- Introduction to lesson
Value-based provider payment methods: types, design and effects
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- Value-based provider payment methods
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- Optimal provider payment model?
- Questions about readings
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- Pay-for-performance
- Bundled payment
- Global payment
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- Introduction to lesson
- Value-based provider payment: towards a theoretically preferred design
- Value-Based Provider Payment Initiatives Combining Global Payments With Explicit Quality Incentives: A Systematic Review
Key takeaways & farewell
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- Key takeaways & farewell
Auto Summary
Discover the intricacies of 'regulated competition' in healthcare systems with this comprehensive MOOC, designed for those passionate about health system reform and design. Led by Coursera, this professional-level course delves into the theory and practice of managed competition, a model adopted by various countries including the United States, Germany, and The Netherlands, to enhance the affordability, accessibility, and efficiency of healthcare. Throughout the 39-hour course, you will explore a range of critical topics such as healthcare system typologies, the economics of healthcare markets, and the essential preconditions for regulated competition. You'll also gain insights into risk adjustment and risk selection in health insurance, competition policy, and provider payment systems. Ideal for students, researchers, and professionals in the health and fitness domain, this course equips you with the knowledge to navigate the complexities and trade-offs involved in successfully implementing regulated competition. Choose from Starter or Professional subscription options to tailor your learning experience. Join now and contribute to shaping the future of healthcare systems.
Richard van Kleef
Erik Schut
Frank Eijkenaar
Wynand van de Ven
Marco Varkevisser