Health care economics education aims to provide students with a broad understanding of the structure, functioning, and challenges of the health care system, enabling them to make informed decisions and contribute to its improvement.

Health care policy analysis is not typically considered a core topic in health care economics education, as it is more specialized and often taught at the graduate level.

Opportunity cost in health care economics refers to the value of the alternative that is not chosen when resources are allocated to a particular health care intervention or service.

Health care rationing refers to the situation where the demand for health care services exceeds the available resources, leading to the need to allocate resources among competing demands.

Cost-sharing is not a type of health care financing mechanism but rather a method of dividing the cost of health care services between the patient and the insurer.

Out-of-pocket expense refers to the portion of health care costs that the patient is responsible for paying directly, including copayments, deductibles, and coinsurance.

The primary goal of health care policy analysis is to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of health care interventions and policies, providing evidence-based information to policymakers.

Health care disparity refers to the situation where certain groups of people have less access to health care services or experience poorer health outcomes due to factors such as income, race, or ethnicity.

Health care rationing refers to the process of allocating scarce health care resources among competing demands, often involving decisions about who receives care, what type of care is provided, and how much care is provided.

Health care surplus refers to the situation where the supply of health care services exceeds the demand, leading to underutilized resources and potential inefficiencies.

Health care shortage refers to the situation where there is an insufficient supply of health care services to meet the needs of the population, leading to long wait times, limited access to care, and potential rationing of resources.

Health care crisis refers to the situation where the health care system is unable to meet the needs of the population due to factors such as insufficient resources, poor quality of care, or lack of access to care.

Health care disparity refers to the situation where certain groups of people have less access to health care services or experience poorer health outcomes due to factors such as income, race, or ethnicity.

Health care disparity refers to the situation where certain groups of people have less access to health care services or experience poorer health outcomes due to factors such as income, race, or ethnicity.