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 4/9/2025Retailer perceptions of California's statewide sales restriction on flavoured tobacco: lessons from qualitative interviews with tobacco retailers across four diverse jurisdictions.Tobacco control read at PubMed
  • Published On 4/1/2025Medicaid Accountable Care Organization Implementation and Perinatal Claims Documentation of Social Risk Factors.JAMA network open read at PubMed
  • Published On 3/24/2025The Role of Harm Visibility for Pictorial Health Warning Labels on Cigars.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco read at PubMed
  • Published On 3/20/2025"When There Are Enough Cracks, Everyone Steps on Them": Administrative Burdens in the US Health Care System.Health services research read at PubMed
  • Published On 3/14/2025Enrollee, Plan, and State Characteristics Associated With Experience of Care Among Adults in Medicaid Managed Care.Health services research read at PubMed

Recent media coverage

The Boston Globe

‘Cautious Terror:’ Harvard Hospitals Dodge Trump’s $2.2 Billion Funding Freeze — For Now

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

Cleveland.com

Four Northeast Ohio Health Systems Report Losses in 2024; Clinic Posts $980 Million Surplus

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

The Conversation

Preventive Care May No Longer Be Free in 2026 Because of HIV Stigma − Unless the Trump Administration Successfully Defends the ACA

Article written by Paul Shafer, assistant professor of health law, policy & management. 

Brookline News

Brookline Officials Outline Local Public Health Strategy amid Federal Funding Cuts

Quotes Nicole Huberfeld, professor of health law, policy & management. 

STAT

Government Shuts CDC Office Focused on Alcohol-Related Harms and Prevention

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