LAWS 7652 Healthcare Law and Compliance

Healthcare Law and Compliance offers the student with a personal or professional interest in the healthcare industry and/or criminal law the opportunity to develop a basic understanding of the legal framework and ethical issues involved in today's healthcare environment. The seminar will use a practical, case-study approach to some of the issues arising in the complex world of healthcare enforcement and compliance. Emphasizing the procedural mechanisms of the False Claims Act and the substantive law of the Anti-Kickback Act, the Stark Laws, the Food and Cosmetic Act, the seminar will explore the following: how prosecutors, defense attorneys, whistleblowers, and compliance officers approach their work; the relationships between regulated industries (pharmaceuticals; hospitals; doctors; medical device companies) and government insurance companies (Medicare; Medicaid); legal and ethical issues arising from the expanding edges of healthcare technology and treatment.