LA 250 Legal Aspects of Health Care

Provides an overview of the basic laws that govern health care, one of the most heavily regulated industries in the U.S. Students examine various health care legal issues including reimbursement law, quality, malpractice, cost containment, licensure, antitrust, and systems development. Students will also have a strong introduction to writing legal analyses of various regulations governing the delivery of health care services and the many ethical issues facing health care. (3)