Students, with the support of the Health Law faculty, are encouraged to submit their research papers for publication in a scholarly journal. This seminar is a study of the problems faced by persons with AIDS as part of a larger look at the role of public health in our society. It looks at how the law can protect persons who are HIV-positive or are diagnosed with AIDS against discrimination in housing, employment, insurance and health care. This seminar explores mental illness and mental retardation in various contexts, such as criminal law, institutions, and the community, and torts and employment. This seminar addresses such topics as living wills and other advanced directives, Medicare, Medicaid eligibility, estate planning, reverse mortgages, and guardianships.
Students also learn practice techniques for working with older clients.
This seminar looks at the history, development and current structure of managed care organizations, with particular attention to financing and how physician practice is affected. Issues of consumer rights, professional liability, and quality assurance are considered. This course analyzes liability of physicians, attorneys, architects, accountants, insurance brokers, and others. Approximately one-half of course time is devoted to medical malpractice including hospital and corporate liability. The materials and lectures attempt to provide a basic understanding for the handling of a medical-legal or other professional liability case.