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Healthcare and pharma: the guide

Cases on medicines, hospitals, and health insurers: pricing a drug under health technology assessment, sizing hospital capacity with Little's Law, and payer and provider economics.

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What strong candidates can do

  • Explain who pays, who provides, and who makes products in healthcare
  • Price a drug against a cost-per-QALY threshold
  • Size hospital beds with Little's Law
  • Reason about payer and provider economics

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What does the Healthcare and pharma guide cover?

Cases on medicines, hospitals, and health insurers: pricing a drug under health technology assessment, sizing hospital capacity with Little's Law, and payer and provider economics.

How should you approach this type of case?

Explain who pays, who provides, and who makes products in healthcare. Price a drug against a cost-per-QALY threshold. Size hospital beds with Little's Law. Reason about payer and provider economics.

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