Health care law is one of the most prominent and hotly debated topics of policymaking and regulatory activity in the United States, and it promises to remain so. Into this fray comes the authoritative Oxford Handbook of U.S. Health Law (Oxford University Press, 2017), which UCLA School of Law professor Allison Hoffman co-edited with professor I. Glenn Cohen of Harvard Law School and professor William Sage of the University of Texas at Austin.
The book’s 50 chapters and 1,232 pages are written by leading scholars, including Hoffman and fellow UCLA Law professor Jill Horwitz, offering a comprehensive overview of issues related to access, ethics, insurance, provider regulation, public health and even the intersection of immigration and healthcare policy. Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius wrote the foreword.
“Health law has become a robust field in recent years,” says Hoffman, who adds that lawmakers face challenges both anticipated and unforeseen as they seek to alter or repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. “In fact, I think a lot of them could benefit from reading the chapters in this book.”
Read a Q&A with Hoffman about the book on the UCLA Law website.
