Molly Candon

• Molly Candon, Alon Bergman, Amber Rose, Hummy Song, Guy David, Joanne Spetz (2023), The Relationship Between Scope of Practice Laws for Task Delegation and Nurse Turnover in Home Health, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 24 (11), pp. 1773-1778. 10.1016/j.jamda.2023.07.023
• Alon Bergman, Hummy Song, Guy David, Joanne Spetz, Molly Candon (2022), The Role of Schedule Volatility in Home Health Nursing Turnover, Medical Care Research and Review, 79 (3), pp. 382-393. 10.1177/10775587211034310

Current Courses

• ECON0630 - The Economics And Financing Of Health Care Delivery

  The course provides an application of economic models to demand, supply, and their interaction in the medical economy. Influences on demand, especially health status, insurance coverage, and income will be analyzed. Physician decisions on the pricing and form of their own services, and on the advice they offer about other services, will be considered. Competition in medical care markets, especially for hospital services, will be studied. Special emphasis will be placed on government as demander of medical care services. Changes in Medicare and regulation of managed care are among the public policy issues to be addressed. Prerequisite: If course requirement not met, permission of instructor required.

  ECON0630402

• HCMG2020 - The Economics And Financing Of Health Care Delivery

  The course provides an application of economic models to demand, supply, and their interaction in the medical economy. Influences on demand, especially health status, insurance coverage, and income will be analyzed. Physician decisions on the pricing and form of their own services, and on the advice they offer about other services, will be considered. Competition in medical care markets, especially for hospital services, will be studied. Special emphasis will be placed on government as demander of medical care services. Changes in Medicare and regulation of managed care are among the public policy issues to be addressed. Prerequisite: If course requirement not met, permission of instructor required.

  HCMG2020402 ( Syllabus )

• HCMG8700 - The Business Of Behavioral Health

  This half-credit course will provide an overview of the behavioral health care landscape. There are three modules: (1) delivery, e.g., deinstitutionalization, the provider shortage, collaborative care; (2) financing, e.g., managed care, the shift to value-based care; and (3) recent trends, e.g., digital health, venture capital. Each module will include a guest lecturer with industry expertise.

  HCMG8700001 ( Syllabus )

Past Courses

• ECON0630 - Econ & Fincing-Hlthcr Dl

  The course provides an application of economic models to demand, supply, and their interaction in the medical economy. Influences on demand, especially health status, insurance coverage, and income will be analyzed. Physician decisions on the pricing and form of their own services, and on the advice they offer about other services, will be considered. Competition in medical care markets, especially for hospital services, will be studied. Special emphasis will be placed on government as demander of medical care services. Changes in Medicare and regulation of managed care are among the public policy issues to be addressed. Prerequisite: If course requirement not met, permission of instructor required.

• ECON4999 - Independent Study

  Individual study and research under the direction of a member of the Economics Department faculty. At a minimum, the student must write a major paper summarizing, unifying, and interpreting the results of the study. This is a one semester, one c.u. course.

• HCMG2020 - Econ & Fincing-Hlthcr Dl

  The course provides an application of economic models to demand, supply, and their interaction in the medical economy. Influences on demand, especially health status, insurance coverage, and income will be analyzed. Physician decisions on the pricing and form of their own services, and on the advice they offer about other services, will be considered. Competition in medical care markets, especially for hospital services, will be studied. Special emphasis will be placed on government as demander of medical care services. Changes in Medicare and regulation of managed care are among the public policy issues to be addressed. Prerequisite: If course requirement not met, permission of instructor required.

• HCMG8700 - Bus of Behavioral Health

  This half-credit course will provide an overview of the behavioral health care landscape. There are three modules: (1) delivery, e.g., deinstitutionalization, the provider shortage, collaborative care; (2) financing, e.g., managed care, the shift to value-based care; and (3) recent trends, e.g., digital health, venture capital. Each module will include a guest lecturer with industry expertise.

• HCMG8990 - Independent Study

  Arranged with members of the Faculty of the Health Care Systems Department. For further information contact the Department office, Room 204, Colonial Penn Center, 3641 Locust Walk, 898-6861.

• HPR6070 - Hlth Svc Pol Res Meth II

  Empirical research for health care policy frequently involves the analysis of observational data--information that is not primarily collected for research purposes. With the rapid increase in U.S. health information technology capacity, future opportunities for research using these "secondary data" appear promising. The objective of this course is to teach the skills necessary to conduct quality health policy research using secondary data. These skills include formulating research aims and applying appropriate study designs for achieving these aims. The course will also include a survey of the content and structure of several commonly used administrative and public databases available to researchers and workshops to develop the skills to access and manipulate these valuable resources. Prerequisite: Permission needed from Instructor.

• HPR7990 - Independent Study

  This course is designed to provide the student with an opportunity to gain or enhance knowledge and to explore an area of interest related to health policy research under the guidance of a faculty member. Prerequisite: Permission of Program Director and Faculty Member.

• PPE4998 - Directed Honors Research

  Student arranges with a Penn faculty member to do research and write a thesis on a suitable topic. For more information on honors visit: https://ppe.sas.upenn.edu/study/curriculum/honors-theses

Knowledge @ Wharton

• The Hidden Consequences of Losing, Knowledge @ Wharton - 11/06/2026
• Building a Modern Western Lifestyle Brand, Knowledge @ Wharton - 11/05/2026
• The Limits of Prediction in Sports and Elections, Knowledge @ Wharton - 11/04/2026
• The Hidden Risks of Corporate Political Spending, Knowledge @ Wharton - 11/04/2026
• When AI Makes Unacceptable Decisions Feel Normal, Knowledge @ Wharton - 11/03/2026
• How the ‘Big Three’ Index Fund Managers Really Influence Corporate America, Knowledge @ Wharton - 11/03/2026
• The Good Apology, Knowledge @ Wharton - 11/02/2026
• How AI Is Reshaping the Stock Market, Knowledge @ Wharton - 10/30/2026
• The Social Power of Sports Fandom, Knowledge @ Wharton - 10/28/2026
• Why Record Holiday Sales May Not Tell the Whole Story, Knowledge @ Wharton - 10/28/2026