Health Care Law

MS in Law Specializing in Health Care Law

Hospitals, insurance companies, medical device manufacturers, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and other businesses in the healthcare field need professionals with a solid understanding of the laws and regulations shaping their industry. Maryland Carey Law’s Master of Science in Law specializing in Health Care Law addresses the critical need for legal education across multiple sectors of this large, complex and rapidly changing industry.

Focus:

During your first year, you will complete five core courses as well as an in-depth survey in Health Care Law. In your second year, you will take seminars focused on Health Care Law in such topics as:

Affordable Care Act
Public and private insurance regulation
Regulation of health care facilities
Provider-patient relationship
Health care information privacy
Bioethics
Professional licensure

You can find course and seminar descriptions here. In your second year you will also complete a Capstone Project related to Health Care Law under the guidance of a faculty member or practitioner advisor. Your project must demonstrate that you are able to apply at least three of the program’s core competencies to a practical challenge.

Professor Dianne Hoffmann, director of the Law & Health Care Program, explains the benefits of a MS in Law and describes the structure of the program.

Previous Capstone Project topics have included:

State Approaches to Tackling Rising Prescription Drug Prices
Interoperability and Workflow Barriers to the Meaningful Use of Digital Health Information Technology and Policy Recommendations to Ameliorate Them
Is the Exclusive Remedy under Workers’ Compensation a Fair Substitute for a Common Law Remedy?
Attempts to Weaken the ACA Birth Control Benefit and Implications for Women of Advanced Maternal Age
Workplace Violence against Healthcare Workers and the Legal Implications
Ripe for Change: Coverage of Family Planning Services and LARCs For Medicare Enrollees of Reproductive Capacity
Protecting Children, Treating Parents, and Rebuilding Families Beyond Child Welfare
Improving Infant Health Outcomes by Expanding Prenatal Care to Unauthorized Immigrant Women

Curriculum

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Tuition & Financial Aid

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Information Sessions

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How to Apply

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