Health Law

1.5 Credit Hours

This is a survey course intended to provide students with an overview of the structure, financing and regulation of the U.S. health care system. Specifically, in this course, we will learn to think of the health care system as a three-legged stool comprised of three elements: cost, quality and access. Further, we will consider how health care laws and regulations aimed at these elements (e.g., improving quality, reducing cost, and increasing access) impact the three primary stakeholders in the U.S. health care system: providers, consumers/patients, and payors.