Health Law and Policy

LAW 458-01	Health Law and Policy	3 credits
This course will address the impact and defining nature of law upon the most crucial national and individual health care policy issues confronting lawmakers, layers, medical professionals and the nation at the transition of the centuries. Students will analyze current constructs and policy assumptions underlying legal doctrine and statutory rules by tracking historic changes that have occurred in institutional organizations, public and private financing, technical advancements, as well as public expectation and demand with regard to health care resources. The course will cover topics such as the emerging issues in health care regulation, legal and ethical issues in reproduction, and the development of standards applied to death and dying. Traditional case and statutory material will be integrated with medical and economic materials in order to provide a broad perspective. Where possible, client oriented problem method will be used to apply abstract issues to the reality of legal practice.

*courses not offered every year