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Health Law: Cases Materials and Problems 9th Edition Brietta Clark

ISBN 9781684677115

Over the past 35 years, this landmark casebook has shaped the field of Health Law in the United States. Cited by the U.S. Supreme Court and numerous lower courts, it remains the leading health law casebook used in American law schools today.

The Ninth Edition continues this legacy, offering a comprehensive, timely, and engaging exploration of the field. Retaining the more concise format of the previous edition, this updated version includes new cases, statutes, classroom-tested problems, and refined notes and commentary. The content is current through mid-2021, incorporating legal issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. Supplementary materials, including a regularly updated website and potential print updates, ensure continued relevance.

This edition places a central focus on equity and justice in health care. From the outset, Chapter One reframes traditional themes—cost, access, quality, and choice—within the broader context of social justice movements. This lens is woven throughout the book’s familiar organizational structure.

• Part I (Chapters 2–5) examines how law promotes quality in health care, including a newly integrated chapter on the professional-patient relationship and medical malpractice.
• Part II (Chapters 6–10) features a reorganized and expanded discussion of structural inequities in health care, reform efforts, ERISA, the ACA, and federal financing programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.
• Part III (Chapters 11–15) analyzes the organization of the health care system, including professional roles, corporate structures, taxation, fraud and abuse, and antitrust regulation.
• Part IV (Chapters 16–21) addresses contemporary issues in bioethics and public health, covering topics such as abortion, conscience clauses, end-of-life care, human subject research, and population health.

The Ninth Edition also marks a generational transition. A new team of coauthors—Brietta Clark (LMU Loyola), Erin Fuse Brown (Georgia State), Robert Gatter (SLU), Elizabeth McCuskey (UMass), and Elizabeth Pendo (SLU)—brings fresh perspectives, pedagogical excellence, and scholarly leadership to future editions.

Accessible, challenging, and deeply grounded in contemporary issues, this edition equips students and instructors to critically engage with the legal complexities of health care in the 21st century.

Health Law: Cases Materials and Problems 9th Edition Brietta Clark
ISBN 9781684677115