United States Health Policy
HPM 210
Subject & Catalog Number
Course Information
Description
This course will provide students with a basic and thorough introductory understanding of the U.S. health system focusing on access, quality of care, and costs. Students will learn how the system and its most important sub-elements are structured, how care is organized, delivered, and financed, and how national health reforms influence the system’s future directions. Students will write five policy memos concerning immediate and real-world U.S. health policy issues.
Class Notes
THIS CLASS HAS PRIORITY ENROLLMENT
Priority Wave Groups
Wave 1 | MPH Health Policy & PhD Health Policy Students
Wave 2 | MPH Health Policy & PhD Health Policy Students
Wave 3 | MPH Health Policy & PhD Health Policy Students
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Priority Wave Timing
Wave 1 | 8/13/2026 11:00 AM - 8/23/2026 11:59 PM
Wave 2 | 8/24/2026 12:00 AM - 8/26/2026 11:59 PM
Wave 3 | 8/27/2026 12:00 AM Enrollment Deadline (varies by session)
Any student who does not meet the Wave 1 or Wave 2 criteria can add themselves to the waitlist (if enrollment requirements are met) at any time during the enrollment period. At the beginning of each priority wave, students on the waitlist who meet the Wave’s criteria will be automatically enrolled into any remaining seats in the course (pending no time conflicts)
**Cross-Registrants and Non-Degree Students will be enrolled on a space available basis after the enrollment deadline for the course
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
