Health Care Management
Expenditures on medical care account for a significant (around 14%) and growing share of gross domestic product in the United States. Given an aging population there is no reason to believe that there will be a reversal in these trends. Currently 1 in 6 new jobs created in the American economy is in the medical care sector. While the majority of these new jobs are for actual care givers, and ever increasing share of these jobs are going to health care managers. These jobs are being created in the insurance industry, hospitals and hospital corporations, free standing ambulatory care centers, large physician group practices, community health planning boards, and pharmaceutical companies. People with a basic knowledge of the health care industry may also find employment with the federal government in agencies such as the Health Care Financing Administration, the National Institute of Health, the General Accounting Office, the Office of Technology Assessment, and many others. There are also many opening in state and local governments. As in all management fields, strong quantitative and computer skills will be useful in health care management. Recommended courses:Economics
Quantitative
Other suggested courses
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