Health Care Organization & Fin

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Elective Course Enrollment Limit: 10 Course Requirement: exam or paper Fulfills Current Concentration Elective: Business Law- Health Care Law Track, Government and Public Interest- Health Law Track This course will examine how the law influences the delivery and financing of health care in the United States. Covered subjects include national health reform, the obligation to provide health care, health insurance, managed care, ERISA, HIPAA, COBRA, EMTALA, Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP, regulation of health care providers and facilities, staff privileges, hospital-physician contracts, antitrust, and fraud and abuse laws. Health Care Law is recommended prior to or simultaneously with this course. It is not, however, a prerequisite.