Management and Health Economics

Year
3

Academic year
2022-2023

Code
01550908

Subject Area
HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES

Language of Instruction
Portuguese

Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face

Duration
SEMESTRIAL

ECTS Credits
4.0

Type
Compulsory

Level
1st Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

All courses taught in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd years of the LFB are important for the understanding of matter taught in class. Students must have English language skills.

Teaching Methods

Theoretical and theoretical-practical lectures with the participation of students in the analysis and comments to the topics that are being taught.

Learning Outcomes

Give students the skills to understand the Portuguese health system, and its reimbursement model. Focus on the National Health Service.

Work Placement(s)

Syllabus

Microeconomics elements. Macroeconomics elements. Models of state, tax and redistribution policies. Market and competition. Types of market and competition. Characteristics of imperfect markets. Regulation in health. Economic evaluation of drugs.

Head Lecturer(s)

Francisco Jorge Batel Marques

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

Economia: Um Texto Introdutório
Manuel Carlos Lopes Porto
Almedina; 4.ª Edição, 2014
Orientações metodológicas para estudos de avaliação económica de medicamentos
Infarmed I.P., 1998.