LAWS 7708 Business Law and Health Care Enterprises

This seminar focuses on the business and corporate practices of health law. It covers legal issues involving private and government insurance, managed care, tax-exempt status, health care organizations, professional contracts, and labor relations. Evaluation will be based on a substantial paper, class presentation, and class participation.

Course overview

Department
Law
School
LAW
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Spring

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.68 / 5 · Excellent
35 responses
Instructor rating
4.83 / 5 · Excellent
35 responses
Terms evaluated
5
Most recent: Spring 2026

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Spring 2026Dean Hashimoto4.74.84.94.94.74.84.94.84–6 hrs/week9 of 10
Spring 2025Dean Hashimoto5.05.04.84.85.04.35.04.5—4 of 5
Spring 2024Dean Hashimoto4.74.94.94.74.64.75.04.71–3 hrs/week7 of 7
Spring 2023Dean Hashimoto4.44.84.84.84.44.64.84.74–6 hrs/week9 of 9
Spring 2022Dean Hashimoto4.84.84.84.84.74.84.84.71–3 hrs/week6 of 9

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Dean Hashimoto
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.83/5