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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Recent Department News

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Latest Publications

  • 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 9/1/2024Massachusetts Medicaid ACO Program May Have Improved Care Use And Quality For Pregnant And Postpartum Enrollees.Health affairs (Project Hope)read at PubMed
  • Published On 8/28/2024A qualitative study identifying implementation strategies using the i-PARIHS framework to increase access to pre-exposure prophylaxis at federally qualified health centers in Mississippi.Implementation science communicationsread at PubMed
  • Published On 8/26/2024Paid Family Leave and Acute Respiratory Tract Infections.JAMA pediatricsread at PubMed
  • Published On 8/14/2024Patient and provider perceptions of the relationship between alcohol use and TB and readiness for treatment: a qualitative study in South Africa.BMC public healthread at PubMed

Recent media coverage

Spectrum News

Boston University Assistant Professor Weighs in on Presidential Debate Prep

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

Cal Times

Let’s Have Mental Health Days

Mentions research by Sarah Lipson, associate professor of health law, policy & management.

The Conversation

The Nuremberg Code Isn’t Just for Prosecuting Nazis − Its Principles Have Shaped Medical Ethics to This Day

Article written by George Annas, professor of health law, policy & management.

STAT

Will the FTC Challenge a Deal That Would Give Novo Nordisk Control of Some Catalent Plants?

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

Dorchester Reporter

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

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

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