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

MS in Population Health Research: Translation and Implementation SciencePhD 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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Recent Department News

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Latest Publications

  • Published On 8/5/2024Normative value of ''best buys'' and the case of bans on alcohol marketing.BMJ global healthread at PubMed
  • Published On 8/2/2024Inequities in medicaid home- and community-based services waiver enrollment among people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities: A nationwide claims-based analysis.Disability and health journalread at PubMed
  • Published On 8/1/2024Book Review: Pandemic Politics: The Deadly Toll of Partisanship in the Age of COVIDJournal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law
  • Published On 8/1/2024Trends in use of intensive care during hospitalizations at the end-of-life among older adults with advanced cancer.Journal of the American Geriatrics Societyread at PubMed
  • Published On 8/1/2024Glycated Hemoglobin A1c Time in Range and Dementia in Older Adults With Diabetes.JAMA network openread at PubMed

Recent media coverage

Dorchester Reporter

‘Simply Unsafe’ – Pols, Advocates Mount Urgent Push to Save Carney Hospital

Quotes Alan Sager, professor of health law, policy & management.

STAT News

What’s in a Drink? U.S. Regulators Consider New Alcohol Label, but Health Advocates Want Even More

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

Stateline

States Want to Lower Drug Prices. A Federal Law Stands in Their Way.

Quotes Elizabeth McCuskey, professor of health law, policy & management.

Yahoo! News

States Want to Lower Drug Prices. A Federal Law Stands in Their Way.

Quotes Elizabeth McCuskey, professor of health law, policy & management.

WBUR

Reviving Debate about an Alcohol Tax Increase in Massachusetts

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

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