Health Care Law

Health care law is very specialized and highly regulated, on the one hand. However, it is also vast and connected with so many other areas of the law that it provides students with almost unlimited opportunities through which to pursue a health related legal career. Through the core courses, students will learn about the basic structure and regulation of our health care delivery system, including, but not limited to: the relationship between different health care providers (e.g., physician groups, hospitals, etc.) and payors (e.g., Medicaid, Medicare, managed care companies); the ways in which health care businesses are regulated by the states and the federal government; the legal and social forces that control access to the health care system; and the public and private tools for regulating health care quality. Students will also be able to identify and critique the health, legal, and other concerns that arise based on this structure. Finally, students can use this foundation to further specialize in any of the following areas: transactional law and regulatory compliance for health care companies; public interest advocacy focused on increasing access to quality health care; bioethics and patient protections in research; biotechnology patent and product liability issues; and personal injury and insurance disputes.