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Education:
- Ph.D., Public Health, UCLA (1981)
- M.P.H., Public Health, UCLA (1978)
- M.S., Management, MIT Sloan School (1972)
Professional Memberships/Affiliations:
- American Public Health Association (APHA)
- Assoc. of Univ. Programs for Health Administration (AUPHA)
Scholarly Areas: Subjects: Financial systems in health care, international financing systems,, health insurance, health information systems management, gerontology, history of public health in the U.S.
Settings: Long-term care, including nursing homes and community-based health services.
Biography: Dr. Alma L. Koch is a Professor in the Division of Health Services Administration. Prior to joining the SDSU faculty, she was Project Director for the Section of Public Health and Preventive Dentistry at UCLA. In 1991 she held a fellowship with Aetna Health Plans awarded by the Health Insurance Association of America and the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA). She has held numerous research positions as an investigator and consultant, focusing on issues of health care finance, provider reimbursement, quality assessment and long-term care.
Philosophically, Dr. Koch is dedicated to a national health insurance system, with universal access to all citizens and residents in the U.S. She believes that an amalgamation of the private and public sectors can accomplish this formidible task. She sees some form of national health plan as an eventuality as the baby boomers move into old age.
Selected Publications:
- Koch, A.L. (1999) Financing health services. In Williams, S.J., and Torrens, P.R. (editors), Introduction to Health Services (5th Edition). Albany, New York: Delmar, -.
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