Description
This course offers a broad survey of the legal and policy issues relevant to health care lawyers, policy makers, and other critical health care stakeholders. It provides an overview of the structure of the American health care delivery and financing systems and examines the common law,
statutes, and regulations that affect hospitals, physicians, and other health care providers. It explores how health care regulation may help or hinder increasing access, reducing cost, and improving quality. The recently enacted health reform – its promise, likely constraints, and legal and policy ramifications – will be an important discussion topic throughout the course.