Health Law, Policy & Management.

HLPM Research
Our research aims to explain the causes of inequities in health and health care, and recommend interventions, laws and policies to reduce them.
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Medicaid Policy Lab

A one-of-a-kind unit evaluating the impacts of policy changes and innovative care delivery models on health insurance coverage, access to care, quality of care, and health outcomes to advance health equity.

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Affiliated Degrees

MPH

As part of Boston University’s on-campus Master of Public Health (MPH) degree, you will choose at least one Functional Certificate as your area of concentration, building upon your interests, strengths and career goals.
Health Policy & Law Functional MPH Certificate
Health Care Management Functional MPH Certificate
Human Rights and Social Justice Context MPH Certificate

MS in Population Health Research: Translation and Implementation Science
PhD in Health Services and Policy Research
DrPH
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Center for Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights

The School-wide Center for Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights (CLER) bridges the gap between public health’s expanding scope and the capacity of academic programs to offer research, education, and advocacy in law, ethics, and human rights.

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Latest Publications

  • Published On 9/25/2024Relative efficacy of cigarillo warning statements in text and pictorial formats: An experimental study among a sample of US young adults.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobaccoread at PubMed
  • Published On 9/10/2024Knowledge and beliefs about blunts among youth in the United States.Preventive medicine reportsread at PubMed
  • Published On 9/6/2024Inequities in Self-Reported Social Risk Factors by Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.JAMA health forumread at PubMed
  • Published On 9/5/2024Integrated telehealth intervention to reduce chronic pain and unhealthy drinking among people living with HIV: protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Addiction science & clinical practiceread at PubMed
  • Published On 9/3/2024Health Warnings on Instagram Advertisements for Synthetic Nicotine E-Cigarettes and Engagement.JAMA network openread at PubMed

Recent media coverage

Trump Leads, and His Party Follows, on Vaccine Skepticism

Quotes Matthew Motta, assistant professor of health law, policy & management. 

Newsweek

Map Shows the Most Popular Beers in Every US State

Quotes David Jernigan, professor of health law, policy & management.

The Atlantic

Public-Health Officials Should Have Been Talking About Their Sex Parties the Whole Time

Quotes Matthew Motta, assistant professor of health law, policy & management. 

National Geographic

Is America’s Legal Alcohol Limit for Driving Too High?

Quotes David Jernigan, professor of health law, policy & management. 

The New York Times

MAGA vs. Science Is No Contest

Quotes Matthew Motta, assistant professor of health law, policy & management. 
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