health law? Forum

Geneva · Post by **Geneva** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 8:36 pm

the idea of health law intrigues me, but i'm not sure exactly what it is...does anyone know about health law? if so, please elaborate on what sort of legal training is necessary to do health law and what exactly the practice of health law entails. thanks!

Geneva · Post by **Geneva** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:46 pm

annnnyone?

JK910 · Post by **JK910** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 5:20 am

you're serious? you can't figure out what health law is after a simple google search?

Post by **romothesavior** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 5:22 am

It can vary. Two big branches of health law (as I understand it from talking to health law lawyers) are 1) regulatory work that hospitals and other healthcare providers have to deal with and 2) med mal defense work. There may be others, I dunno. One of the firms I interviewed with is big into health law and this was kind of how I understood the division within their health law department.

creigar · Post by **creigar** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:28 pm

romothesavior wrote:It can vary. Two big branches of health law (as I understand it from talking to health law lawyers) are 1) regulatory work that hospitals and other healthcare providers have to deal with and 2) med mal defense work. There may be others, I dunno. One of the firms I interviewed with is big into health law and this was kind of how I understood the division within their health law department.

It also includes acting as an advisor to hospitals and health care organizations regarding good practice for avoiding lawsuits and mediation. Considering the current debate, lobbying at the state or national level is also an option

dudders · Post by **dudders** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:30 pm

don't forget benefits/ERISA, either for large employers, plan design, plan administration, etc.

FUBAR · Post by **FUBAR** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 10:12 pm

Geneva wrote:the idea of health law intrigues me, but i'm not sure exactly what it is...

???

Learn to love ERISA, managed care organizations, everything regarding the ACA, EMTALA, Medicare, Medicaid & med-mal.

Geneva · Post by **Geneva** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 1:05 am

thanks guys! this sounds (mostly) way less interesting than i had hoped...

franklyscarlet · Post by **franklyscarlet** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 1:09 am

Geneva wrote:thanks guys! this sounds (mostly) way less interesting than i had hoped...

this is what I'm interested in, and this is the exact response I get when I describe it to people.

Post by **dailygrind** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:11 pm

http://www.chambers-associate.com/Pract ... maries/238

Geneva · Post by **Geneva** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 2:52 pm

dailygrind wrote:http://www.chambers-associate.com/Pract ... maries/238

Thank you! This is exactly the info I was looking for. I wonder if I should also be considering mph programs...

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