LAW-6116 HEALTHCARE LAW

This survey course introduces students to the major legal and policy issues surrounding the provision of health care. Topics include the organization and governance of nonprofit hospitals and other health care organizations, financing of care through public and private insurance programs, health care fraud and abuse, quality control in health care, confidentiality of medical information, informed consent, reproductive health care, medical decisions at the end of life, and medical research with human subjects.

Credits

3

Distribution

Law