Law 326 - Health Law and Policy

Jill R. Horwitz

Vice Dean for Faculty and Intellectual Life and Professor of Law

B.A. Northwestern University, 1988
M.P.P. Harvard University, 1994
J.D. Harvard University, 1997
Ph.D. Harvard University, 2002

(310) 206-1577

horwitz@law.ucla.edu

Course Description:

This course is an introduction to the American health care system. It addresses the laws and policies governing medical practice and health care institutions. Subjects covered include: professional practice, quality of care, access to care, institutional organization and regulation, ERISA, financing, and reform.

Course Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this course students will :

1. understand the structure of the US health care system and the relevant laws that interact with the system;

2. be able interpret and apply case law, statutes and regulations to determine how a court might resolve a dispute involving various health law issues,

3. become competent consumers of policy research and learn to provide thoughtful advice to policymakers on the contemporary health care problems

Course Information:

Faculty	Term	Course	Section	Schedule	Units	Requisite	Satisfies SAW
Jill Horwitz	19F	326	LEC 1	MW 1:45 PM - 3:10 PM	3.0	No	No

Textbook Information:

Textbook for Fall 2019 LEC 1
Furrow et al. Health Law: Cases, Materials, and Problems 8th ISBN: 9781683288091. West Academic Publishing. REQUIRED $245.00

Categories
Critical Race Studies - JD Specialization; Health Care & The Law; Interdisciplinary & Cross-Listed Courses; Public Interest Law and Policy - JD Specialization;