Health Law and Policy (Hoffman,A)
Faculty
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| Allison K. Hoffman Professor of Law ahoffman@law.upenn.edu |
Additional Information
Skills Training
Oral Presentations
Team Projects
Drafting Legal Documents
No
Class meets in person.
Course Continuity
Students are encouraged to stay home if you are ill or experience flu-like symptoms. If you miss a class for any reason, it is still your responsibility to make up the work missed.
I offer the following to students who miss class due to illness:
- Class sessions are regularly recorded. If you are absent due to illness or some other unavoidable circumstance, email me and I can send you an email with instructions for accessing the recording for the class session(s) you missed.
Meeting Times/Location
TR 1:30PM - 2:50PM
Gittis Hall 213
Category
Upper-Level
Credits
3.0
This course will provide a general introduction to the history, law, policy, politics, and economics of health care delivery and financing in the United States. Students will gain an understanding of the legal and policy considerations that have shaped the relationships between providers (e.g., physicians and hospitals), payers (public and private insurers), and patients. We will examine how areas of law (e.g., torts, contracts, antitrust, tax) develop in unique ways when applied to the health care industry. The course will cover selected aspects of the Affordable Care Act, COVID-related regulation, and new health laws, regulations, and restructuring under the Trump Administration.
Health Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of health law and policy; Perform legal analysis in the context of health law and policy; Communicate effectively on topics related to health law and policy; Demonstrate an understanding of the interconnection among health law and policy and issues of access to services, public and private financing of health industries, and the political and economic issues surrounding issues of health law and health services.
Administrative and Regulatory Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of administrative and regulatory law and the administrative process, including the role of statutory authorization and work of administrative agencies; Perform legal analysis in the context of administrative and regulatory law; Communicate effectively on topics related to administrative and regulatory law; Demonstrate an understanding of the role administrative and regulatory law play in our legal system and in society as a whole.
Public Interest Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of the varied legal aspects of public interest law; Perform legal analysis in the context of public interest law; Communicate effectively on topics related to public interest law; Demonstrate an understanding of how public interest law is connected to and affected by a wide variety of legal and regulatory structures and doctrines.
Textbooks
"Health Care Law and Ethics" by Mark A. Hall, Mary Anne Bobinski , David Orentlicher, I. Glenn Cohen, Nicholas Bagl |