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HUMBIO 122A

Health Care Policy and Reform (PUBLPOL 156)

UNITS:5
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:WAY-SI

Focuses on U.S. health care policy. Includes comparisons with health care policy in other countries and detailed examinations of Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and proposed reforms. Examines health policy efforts at state and local levels. The course includes sessions on effective memo writing as well as presentation and the politics of health policy and reform efforts. Prerequisite: Must be a HUMBIO major or minor to enroll in HUMBIO HUMBIO 122A. Graduate students must enroll in PUBLPOL HUMBIO 156.

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Sections

1 Term
Seminar 1Open
ID: 7201
0 / 10 enrolled
DAYS:Tuesday, Thursday
TIME:9:30 AM – 11:20 AM
LOCATION:Lathrop 180
INSTRUCTOR:
Nation, Joe, Crane, David
5units

HUMBIO 122A: Health Care Policy and Reform (PUBLPOL 156)

5 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit · GER: WAY-SI

Focuses on U.S. health care policy. Includes comparisons with health care policy in other countries and detailed examinations of Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and proposed reforms. Examines health policy efforts at state and local levels. The course includes sessions on effective memo writing as well as presentation and the politics of health policy and reform efforts. Prerequisite: Must be a HUMBIO major or minor to enroll in HUMBIO 122A. Graduate students must enroll in PUBLPOL 156.

Offered in Autumn 2026 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Seminar — Tuesday Thursday 9:30 AM – 11:20 AM — Lathrop 180 — Nation, Joe, Crane, David (Undergrad)

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