Jul 27, 2023
Shaping the Future of Health Law
UCLA faculty are shaping the future of this dynamic and critically important field. Through publications, convenings, and advice to government and industry leaders, they articulate the legal powers, duties, and constraints that apply to government action on health care, public health, and the social determinants of health.
The need for innovative and practical health reform solutions has never been greater—nor has the complexity of the legal landscape reforms must navigate. With a growing cadre of prominent health law and policy faculty and established centers of excellence in related fields, UCLA is uniquely positioned to be a national leader in this dynamic and rapidly expanding field. The Health Law and Policy Program fosters cross-disciplinary partnerships within UCLA and beyond to develop federal, state, local, and global solutions for rebuilding our broken health system, securing access to health care, protecting the public’s health, and realizing health justice. The Health Law and Policy Program also serves as a hub for JD, LLM, MLS, and other UCLA graduate students pursuing careers in health law and policy.
Who We Are
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Core faculty
Jill R. Horwitz
David Sanders Professorship in Law and Medicine
Professor of Public Affairs (by courtesy)
Founding Faculty Director, Program on Philanthropy and Nonprofits
Vice Dean for Faculty and Intellectual Life (2019-2021)Russell Korobkin
Richard C. Maxwell Distinguished Professor of Law
Vice Dean for Graduate and Professional Education -
Affiliated Faculty
Taimie L. Bryant
Professor of LawLynn McClelland
Reference LibrarianJeanne Nishimoto
Executive Director, Veterans Justice ClinicSunita Patel
Assistant Professor of Law
Faculty Director, UCLA Veterans Legal ClinicRobert Bradley Sears
Associate Dean of Public Interest Law
Roberta A. Conroy Distinguished Scholar of Law & Policy, The Williams Institute
Founding Executive Director, The Williams InstituteAnil Shankar
Lecturer in LawLara Stemple
Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies and International Student ProgramsKarin H. Wang
Executive Director, David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy
Professor from PracticeSanford S. Williams
Lecturer in Law
Resources
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Health Justice Initiative
The Health Justice Initiative brings together scholars, advocates, and policymakers to develop, disseminate, and implement innovative strategies for securing justice, valuing human dignity, and empowering communities to address the structural and social determinants of health.
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Future of Epidemic Response Initiative
The Future of Human Rights and Justice-Centered Ethics in Epidemic Response Initiative brings together researchers, community organization leaders, and current and former health officials to discuss legal and governance mechanisms for ensuring that measures adopted to mitigate the impacts of epidemics are consistent with human rights and justice-centered public health ethics.
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Mainstreaming Reproductive Health
Mainstreaming Reproductive Health
UCLA’s Health Law and Policy Program is collaborating with UCLA’s Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy on research and programming that explores opportunities for incorporating efforts to secure access to reproductive health care within broader health care reforms relating to scope of practice, health care financing and reimbursement, informed consent, and more.
To celebrate the publication of Feminist Judgments: Health Law Rewritten, edited by Seema Mohapatra and Lindsay F. Wiley, UCLA School of Law hosted an in-person conference on “Mainstreaming Reproductive Health in Health Law, Policy and Ethics” on February 10, 2023.
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Nonprofit Hospitals
UCLA Law Professor Jill Horwitz is a leading authority on issues at the intersection of health care and nonprofit law.
On April 21, 2023 she will moderate a discussion on the role of the general counsel for nonprofit hospitals featuring three leading general counsel from different types of large nonprofit hospitals, including Cedars Sinai (a multi-specialty, academic urban hospital in Los Angeles), Keck Medicine (a university-affiliated medical center), and Sharp HealthCare (a not-for-profit regional health care group located in San Diego which includes four acute care hospitals, three specialty hospitals, three affiliated medical groups, and a health plan).
This event is open to UCLA affiliates only. Please email the UCLA Student Health Law Society at hls@lawnet.ucla.edu to RSVP.
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Courses
Topics in Health Law and Policy Scholarship
Issues in Drug Development and Pharmaceutical Innovation
Food Litigation: Consumer Protection, Regulation, and Class Actions
Reproductive Rights and Justice
Privacy, Data & Cyber Security Law
Public Benefits Law and Anti-Poverty Policy
Veterans Justice Clinic: Poverty, Homelessness & Criminalization
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Student Engagement
Health Law Society - The mission of the Health Law Society is to raise the profile of health law issues at UCLA Law, and to provide exposure to the field and opportunities for students interested in studying and pursuing careers in health law.